AKACroatalin's definitions
Awkward Squad is the name given to that group of people in any organisation who cause problems and difficulties. They are apparently normal, everyday human beings, but when they get together, things just go wrong. They are not necessarily troublemakers, although in some instances they can be, but some strange synergy causes things to go wrong in their collective presence.
The origin of the word dates back to just after the Second World War when National Service was compulsory in Britain for males over the age of eighteen. This meant that all sorts of people, some of whom were totally unsuited to military service, were inducted into the armed forces. That they were unsuitable quickly became apparent, and they tended to be grouped together to keep the clumsy, the unwilling, the careless and troublesome in one unit which became known as the awkward squad
The origin of the word dates back to just after the Second World War when National Service was compulsory in Britain for males over the age of eighteen. This meant that all sorts of people, some of whom were totally unsuited to military service, were inducted into the armed forces. That they were unsuitable quickly became apparent, and they tended to be grouped together to keep the clumsy, the unwilling, the careless and troublesome in one unit which became known as the awkward squad
by AKACroatalin April 11, 2015
Get the Awkward Squadmug. A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities e.g. household tasks, socialising or managing money, which will affect someone for their whole life. People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.
Learning disability is often confused with dyslexia and mental health problems. Mencap* describes dyslexia as a “learning difficulty” because, unlike learning disability, it does not affect intellect.
*The Royal Mencap Society is a charity based in the UK that works with people with a learning disability, founded in 1946 by Judy Fryd.
*The Royal Mencap Society is a charity based in the UK that works with people with a learning disability, founded in 1946 by Judy Fryd.
by AKACroatalin December 17, 2016
Get the Learning Disabilitymug. An old name for a intensely cold winter’s day, or a dreadful winter storm complete with bitter cold, snow, hailstones or freezing rain. Originally called ‘storms from hell’ the name became abbreviated to heller.
by AKACroatalin December 30, 2016
Get the Hellermug. British slang, very similar in meaning to razzle. It means going out, getting pissed, but the major objective is lots and lots of shagging preferably with a number of different partners. As with razzle this slang term has its origins with the Royal Navy but became more widely known due to the Kate Bush song “Ran Tan Waltz”.
by AKACroatalin January 18, 2017
Get the Ran Tanmug. This is slang from London and stands for Ditch the Bitch. This is usually advice given by a friend to someone whose girlfriend has become a trouble. Typically this is due to her having become sure of him as a possession and has become a demanding, self-absorbed, self-centred cunt with a severe case of princess syndrome.
“Mike’s having real problems with Kim and asked me for help.”
“What did you tell him?”
“You know what a pain in the arse she is just one answer DTB!”
“What did you tell him?”
“You know what a pain in the arse she is just one answer DTB!”
by AKACroatalin March 3, 2019
Get the DTBmug. It’s a website run by business consultant Alan Chapman. It contains shedloads of information to help with your career or college work and the best thing, it’s free. So if you want to find out about something related to business studies or management, look at Businessballs before you buy a new reference book. It actually makes learning about this stuff interesting and fun; I didn’t believe it at first either, but when you think about it the name gives it away.
by AKACroatalin August 28, 2016
Get the Businessballsmug. Slang, possibly from the end of World War II, but it was certainly used by the US Army during the Vietnam War. It means a heavy or awkward load in adverse or difficult circumstances.
When they first heard it, the expression “humpin’ the pig” the word humpin' caused a certain amount of consternation among reporters (see humping). The pig in question was not a pink bacon producer or an officer of the law but nickname for the M60 machine gun, so the grunt they were interviewing would have been a machine gunner.
by AKACroatalin February 1, 2017
Get the Humpin'mug.