AKACroatalin's definitions
Originally US Army slang from the Vietnam War meaning attacked or to be attacked but is now used more widely. The expression referred, initially, to night-time artillery attacks where illuminating rounds would be used to expose the target before it was destroyed with High Explosive, Fragmentation or White Phosphorous (Willie Pete) rounds. The use of the expression broadened until it was used to describe any intense attack whether on enemy positions or personnel or your own with an air strike artillery or small arms fire.
“Charlie lit up Kilo company’s compound last night. Man it was crazy, mortar rounds everywhere, but nobody got greased an’ only a couple of minor wounds. No evacs, just a purple heart an’ a pat on the head.”
by AKACroatalin November 4, 2016
Get the Lit Upmug. 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.
by AKACroatalin February 9, 2017
Get the Bathmophobiamug. Well-being is a noun which means the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. It is used to refer to the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and economic state of an individual or group. It constitutes a measure of the quality of life with high levels giving a positive experience while low levels give rise to dissatisfaction possibly leading to depression or anti-social acts.
by AKACroatalin August 22, 2016
Get the Well-beingmug. It’s the place where you work, shop, office, farm, building site. Anywhere work is carried out is a workplace.
by AKACroatalin May 23, 2015
Get the Workplacemug. Societal (pronounced səˈsʌɪɪt(ə)l) is an adjective meaning of, or relating to society or social relations; of, or relating to the structure, organisation or functioning of society or, when applied outside of society as a whole, it can mean of, or pertaining to a large social group, such as a club, or to their activities and customs.
“I am really pissed off with these miserable fuckwit newscasters and their doom and gloom societal pronouncements.”
by AKACroatalin August 26, 2016
Get the Societalmug. British slang, usually used as “on the razzle”, or sometimes “on the razz”, meaning to be out celebrating with friends and drinking freely. Originally this was Royal Navy slang meaning going out to get pissed usually by doing a pub crawl and ending up having sex with a pavement fairy.
by AKACroatalin December 2, 2016
Get the Razzlemug. A winter mist that lies close to the ground, shrouding the land on frosty mornings. It comes from the Latin “brumalis” which means “of the winter”.
by AKACroatalin December 26, 2016
Get the Brumemug.