Bargepole

Derogatory term used to describe an exteremely unattractive girl. Originated from the phrase 'I wouldn't touch her with a bargepole'

"You should've seen the bird that Rowland snogged last night - she was bargepole"

Bargepole by DavH July 20, 2008

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bargepole technique

a) Using a bargepole for certain sordid actions.
b) Not have any contact with someone, other than poking them in annoying places with a (minimum) 30ft bargepole.

a) I bargepoled her good and proper.
b) I bargepoled her good and proper.

bargepole technique by Your freindly local heretic March 24, 2004

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Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole

Wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole is an expression indicating extreme dislike and distaste for an object, person or situation. The expression can be used in a similar way to wouldn’t touch her with a 10 foot pole, but is not solely applicable to females; it is even more disparaging when used about a female as it treats her as something less than human. Many bargepoles were 12 or 13 feet long, but one specialised type called a setting boom could be as long as 28 feet! So as you can imagine, wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole means something which you would much rather keep well away from.

“Mate, you want to avoid that one; I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole!”

Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole by AKACroatalin August 15, 2016