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.
by AKACroatalin August 15, 2016
Britain’s Ocean City in the South-West of England, Plymouth has the largest Naval Base in Western Europe. It can appear grey and dull, due to the rebuilding after WWII; the damage was huge and over1200 civilians killed. The ruin of Charles Church remains as a memorial to those killed and injured at that time. Despite a lack of investment by both Central and Local Government change is happening and, if you take the trouble to look, you will find a thriving arts, culture and music, vibrant nightlife and pubs and bars selling everything from ciders from Devon and Cornwall (they’ll knock your block off) to the best cocktails and champagne.
Plymouth people are accepting of strangers, polite and friendly, ask for help and you’ll get it. They are rightly proud of their city and the major part it played in two World Wars, so don’t diss it. Yes, Plymouth has within its boundaries a number of the peculiar life-form known as a chav but far fewer, per head of population, than London, Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool.
You’ll find the National Marine Aquarium there, a house that was built in the 1300s, excellent hotels and restaurants and many more things of interest. If you are from the USA, it’s the port the Pilgrim Fathers sailed and there are the places where they slept, had their last religious meeting and the bakery that sold them their last fresh bread, Britain’s oldest working bakery. So come and see what Plymouth has to offer.
Plymouth people are accepting of strangers, polite and friendly, ask for help and you’ll get it. They are rightly proud of their city and the major part it played in two World Wars, so don’t diss it. Yes, Plymouth has within its boundaries a number of the peculiar life-form known as a chav but far fewer, per head of population, than London, Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool.
You’ll find the National Marine Aquarium there, a house that was built in the 1300s, excellent hotels and restaurants and many more things of interest. If you are from the USA, it’s the port the Pilgrim Fathers sailed and there are the places where they slept, had their last religious meeting and the bakery that sold them their last fresh bread, Britain’s oldest working bakery. So come and see what Plymouth has to offer.
I’m going to visit Plymouth, might even move there. Well, if it’s good enough for Chris Dawson, it’ll do me.
by AKACroatalin March 18, 2019
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.
by AKACroatalin February 16, 2017
As can be gathered from the expression, it indicates a state of intense anger and annoyance, so much so that the person making the threat is ready, willing and able to inflict physical pain and degradation upon the person who has annoyed them. While it may not literally result in the removal of the offenders head and defecating into the stump, it will usually result in physical violence and a humbling of the person who caused the offence.
The expression that is believed to have originated with the British Royal Navy. It gradually became used within all branches of the armed forces and later spread to the civilian organisations associated with them before obtaining wider usage.
The expression that is believed to have originated with the British Royal Navy. It gradually became used within all branches of the armed forces and later spread to the civilian organisations associated with them before obtaining wider usage.
by AKACroatalin March 19, 2015
Trunch is British slang for prick it derives from truncheon (well what do yu think it looks like when it’s angry) and munch the trunch is what a bird does when she goes down on you to give you a blowjob. Incidentally it’s not all good news, Madonna has threatened to perform this act on anyone who votes for Hilary Clinton; I think I’d sooner have good news.
by AKACroatalin October 24, 2016
CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant or Certified Nurse Aid. These are people who are underpaid, frequently unappreciated and provide back-up and support to doctors and nurses. They are the people who do the menial or unpleasant jobs people don’t think about which, if they weren't done would make the patient’s life intolerable. They carry out this work without fuss or drama and usually bright, cheerful and efficient. They are often treated with disdain by nurses and frequently berated by patients; despite this they do their work without complaint. Unkindly referred to as 'Cleaners of Nasty Arses' their work is essential to the effective running of both hospitals and care institutions.
“What was it like in hospital?”
“Dire! A right bunch of miserable bastards except for this CNA. She was always friendly and cheerful, I’d have gone nuts but for her. When I left I gave her a bunch of flowers, just to say thanks like, I thought for a minute she was going to cry, she was so surprised.”
“Dire! A right bunch of miserable bastards except for this CNA. She was always friendly and cheerful, I’d have gone nuts but for her. When I left I gave her a bunch of flowers, just to say thanks like, I thought for a minute she was going to cry, she was so surprised.”
by AKACroatalin November 05, 2016
English acronym standing for Away With The Fairies. Despite the inclusion of the word Fairies there is no implication of homosexuality in the expression. It is merely used to describe someone who is in a world of their own either because they are daydreaming or are thinking intensely and thus are oblivious to what is going on around them. The expression goes back to an old superstition, prevalent throughout Europe that fairies, wee folk, call them what you will, could steal a person's soul, leaving behind a husk that stared at nothing until it faded away and died.
Superstition aside, it came to be applied to people who became so engrossed in their own thoughts that they ignored what was going on around them. For a while it was used as a politically incorrect medical acronym written in a patient's notes to describe someone suffering from dementia or in a highly confused state of mind for some other reason. Fortunately it has fallen into disuse medically owing to its meaning becoming known to a wider audience. Its major use now is in the workplace where it describes someone who spends time staring into space rather than doing something useful.
Superstition aside, it came to be applied to people who became so engrossed in their own thoughts that they ignored what was going on around them. For a while it was used as a politically incorrect medical acronym written in a patient's notes to describe someone suffering from dementia or in a highly confused state of mind for some other reason. Fortunately it has fallen into disuse medically owing to its meaning becoming known to a wider audience. Its major use now is in the workplace where it describes someone who spends time staring into space rather than doing something useful.
"Malcolm must be thinking really hard, he's been staring at the wall for over an hour."
"Nah! Malcolm doesn't think, he's just AWTF."
"Nah! Malcolm doesn't think, he's just AWTF."
by AKACroatalin April 14, 2015