Meaning 1:
A person who works in the railway corridor, accepting that while this is better than mining it comes at a similar social price, which is justified for a small financial gain, and still not on par with a poorly paid CPA.
It’s unlikely to see this person on a weekend, you will often hear them complaining that there S/O is mad at them for never been home.
Meaning 2:
An insult used by common folk not understanding why there could possibly be 50+ people doing nothing on the railway at the same time, usually the source of blame as to why their Monday morning train is 5 minutes late.
A person who works in the railway corridor, accepting that while this is better than mining it comes at a similar social price, which is justified for a small financial gain, and still not on par with a poorly paid CPA.
It’s unlikely to see this person on a weekend, you will often hear them complaining that there S/O is mad at them for never been home.
Meaning 2:
An insult used by common folk not understanding why there could possibly be 50+ people doing nothing on the railway at the same time, usually the source of blame as to why their Monday morning train is 5 minutes late.
Meaning 1:
Derik: Is Peter coming out this weekend with the boys ?
John: Nah mate, Pete’s a raildog now.
Meaning 2:
Person drives past a group of workers standing inside a railway fence doing nothing:
‘ you fucking raildogs! ‘
Derik: Is Peter coming out this weekend with the boys ?
John: Nah mate, Pete’s a raildog now.
Meaning 2:
Person drives past a group of workers standing inside a railway fence doing nothing:
‘ you fucking raildogs! ‘
by The Camel June 6, 2022