Definitions by AKACroatalin
Pygalgia
It’s a noun occasionally used in pathology meaning a pain in the buttocks. So if you say that someone gives you pygalgia you are saying in a polite and technical way that they are a pain in the arse.
“How would you describe Malcolm?”
“Pygalgia!”
“Pygalgia!”
Pygalgia by AKACroatalin February 20, 2017
Triskaidekaphobia
This is fear of the number 13. It goes back to the time of Christ where there were 13 at the last supper and is a surprisingly common fear. Hotels rarely have a 13th floor and many people will not be part of a group of 13; Winston Churchill, for example, refused to dine at a table with 13 guests.
Triskaidekaphobia by AKACroatalin February 16, 2017
Hexakosioihexacontahexaphobia
Holy shit! You’d dislocate your jaw trying to pronounce that and still not be sure if you got it right. It’s fear of the number 666 and goes back to the Book of Revelation in the Bible where 666 is the number of the beast. Interestingly when Ronald and Nancy Reagan left the White House in 1989 and moved to Los Angeles, they insisted on changing the address of their house from 666 St Cloud Road to 668 St Cloud Road.
Hexakosioihexacontahexaphobia by AKACroatalin February 16, 2017
Whack Job
There are a number of definitions to this phrase, two of the commonest being:
1) Someone whose behaviour does not conform to society’s norms. It can be applied to a broad range of people, from those who are slightly eccentric to others who have completely lost touch with reality and need psychiatric help. The phrase can even be qualified to show the degree to which the person is affected. If the person was only mildly eccentric, they would be described as 'a bit of a whack job', if the behaviour was rather more weird then they might be described as 'a proper whack job'. If the person was seriously insane then they would be 'a total, out-and-out, raving whack job'.
2) A professional killing, also known as a hit. The whack part comes from the victim being killed (whacked), the job from the fact that this is done for payment by a professional (it's his or her job).
1) Someone whose behaviour does not conform to society’s norms. It can be applied to a broad range of people, from those who are slightly eccentric to others who have completely lost touch with reality and need psychiatric help. The phrase can even be qualified to show the degree to which the person is affected. If the person was only mildly eccentric, they would be described as 'a bit of a whack job', if the behaviour was rather more weird then they might be described as 'a proper whack job'. If the person was seriously insane then they would be 'a total, out-and-out, raving whack job'.
2) A professional killing, also known as a hit. The whack part comes from the victim being killed (whacked), the job from the fact that this is done for payment by a professional (it's his or her job).
1) If you’ve got problems with your car, see Georgie; he’s a bit of a whack job, but he can fix anything.
2) A bloke was found dead in the boat camber, looks like it was a whack job!
2) A bloke was found dead in the boat camber, looks like it was a whack job!
Whack Job by AKACroatalin February 15, 2017
BOHOF
It’s an acronym standing for Back Of Hand On Forehead. It goes back to the early silent movies where melodrama was the order of the day and the back of the hand on the forehead was used to indicate distress. Now, however, it is applied to those people, male or female, who are complete drama queens and who treat a small setback or minor difficulty as if it was the end of the world. In short, it is the epitome of overdramatic exaggeration.
That wanker is having a BOHOF moment because the canteen ran out of chocolate donuts.
What a complete Malcolm.
What a complete Malcolm.
BOHOF by AKACroatalin February 14, 2017
Boat Race
Cockney rhyming slang for face. Sometimes, but not usually shortened to boat. The term received wider recognition in 1979 when the Monks released their recording of “Shame about her face”.
Boat Race by AKACroatalin February 12, 2017
Bathmophobia
Derived from the Ancient Greek βάσις (Bathos, “step”) and φόβος (phobos, “fear”) it can be defined in at least two ways:
1 The fear of stairs or steep slopes;
2 The fear of walking;
Usually it is taken to mean the fear of stairs or steep slopes and, in some cases, this fear can be so acute that merely seeing stairs or a steep slope can induce a panic attack.
1 The fear of stairs or steep slopes;
2 The fear of walking;
Usually it is taken to mean the fear of stairs or steep slopes and, in some cases, this fear can be so acute that merely seeing stairs or a steep slope can induce a panic attack.
Donald Trump is said to suffer from bathmophobia which probably explains why he holds the handrail tightly when negotiating stairs. It might be interesting to see what would happen if he was on a set of transparent, open-plan stairs with no handrail.
Bathmophobia by AKACroatalin February 9, 2017