4 definitions by Barry Davies
A spinny round thing is anything tangible and visible that rotates as part or whole of its known usage.
A spinny round thing is almost always useful and pointing in the general direction of a spinny round thing usually leads the listener to the correct choice of object which has been applied the title spinny round thing.
An oven is not a spinny round thing, nor is a curtain and yet a yo-yo is!
A spinny round thing is almost always useful and pointing in the general direction of a spinny round thing usually leads the listener to the correct choice of object which has been applied the title spinny round thing.
An oven is not a spinny round thing, nor is a curtain and yet a yo-yo is!
A washing machine is one of the most common spinny round things, so the wife may say to her househusband - "Hey dear, could you empty the spinny round thing when it has conmpleted its cycle and hang the washing on the line to dry?!"
Or - aforementioned househusband (we'll call him Mike as we're getting to know him quite well now)may be using the food mixer to whip up some clotted cream when all of a sudden the spinny round thing stops spinning round (what a thing!) and he may, on his wife's return say to her " I miust go the the electrical store to purchase a new spinny round thing as the old one stopped rotating and don't go in the bin as there's white creamy clots everywhere!
Or - aforementioned househusband (we'll call him Mike as we're getting to know him quite well now)may be using the food mixer to whip up some clotted cream when all of a sudden the spinny round thing stops spinning round (what a thing!) and he may, on his wife's return say to her " I miust go the the electrical store to purchase a new spinny round thing as the old one stopped rotating and don't go in the bin as there's white creamy clots everywhere!
by Barry Davies February 21, 2007
To hit the bottle with a brown felt tip or hitting the bottle with a brown felt tip is a form of traditional glass beer bottle tapping common in the Seaside Town of Bridlington, East Yorkshire in England UK.
Amber or brown glass beer bottle tapping is locally known as tapping the glass or hitting the bottle with a brown felt tip and implies quite simply that one, when ones' glass (or bottle) is empty quickly taps the side of the glass or bottle (with a brown felt tip pen) to give notice audibly to anyone in range that another beverage is required by the tapper.
Landlords in Public Houses in Bridlington now insist that only brown felt tip pens are used for bottle hitting. The reason for this is that if the ink end of the felt tip were to touch the label (or glass) then only a brown mark would be left which may (or may not) blend in with the brown glass or commonly used cream/brown labels.
Vulgar colours such as Purple, Pink and Yellow are frowned upon and usually a tappee (one who taps) would either be ignored or escorted from the premises for failing to adhere to the appropriate colour code.
Quite often one may see the sign "Tap Room" as one enters (or leaves) a Public House in Bridlington. Tap Room is (of course) a simplified version of "Tapping Room", easier to read when driving by in a hurry or when not quite sober and visually wonky.
Amber or brown glass beer bottle tapping is locally known as tapping the glass or hitting the bottle with a brown felt tip and implies quite simply that one, when ones' glass (or bottle) is empty quickly taps the side of the glass or bottle (with a brown felt tip pen) to give notice audibly to anyone in range that another beverage is required by the tapper.
Landlords in Public Houses in Bridlington now insist that only brown felt tip pens are used for bottle hitting. The reason for this is that if the ink end of the felt tip were to touch the label (or glass) then only a brown mark would be left which may (or may not) blend in with the brown glass or commonly used cream/brown labels.
Vulgar colours such as Purple, Pink and Yellow are frowned upon and usually a tappee (one who taps) would either be ignored or escorted from the premises for failing to adhere to the appropriate colour code.
Quite often one may see the sign "Tap Room" as one enters (or leaves) a Public House in Bridlington. Tap Room is (of course) a simplified version of "Tapping Room", easier to read when driving by in a hurry or when not quite sober and visually wonky.
Charlie finished his Ale and reached into his jacket for his brown felt tip.
He deftly tapped the side of his bottle and was quickly served (with a smile) by the beautiful Brenda behind the Bar.
Alfred (the Landlord) took Brenda to one side and whispered in her ear "Charlie has been hitting the bottle with a brown felt tip since 11.30 this morning and he's still upright, sober and tapping like's there's no tomorrow!"
He deftly tapped the side of his bottle and was quickly served (with a smile) by the beautiful Brenda behind the Bar.
Alfred (the Landlord) took Brenda to one side and whispered in her ear "Charlie has been hitting the bottle with a brown felt tip since 11.30 this morning and he's still upright, sober and tapping like's there's no tomorrow!"
by Barry Davies February 27, 2007
Liverpool/Scouse slang used in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Meaning : back alley, alleyway, rear-entry, back-passage, Back alley.
Meaning : back alley, alleyway, rear-entry, back-passage, Back alley.
The burglar escaped down the ennog, unseen by neighbours in the busy street.
The binmen go round the ennog to collect the wheelie bins on a Monday.
The binmen go round the ennog to collect the wheelie bins on a Monday.
by Barry Davies February 22, 2007
Liverpool/Scouse slang used in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Meaning : back alley, alleyway, rear-entry, back-passage, Back alley.
Meaning : back alley, alleyway, rear-entry, back-passage, Back alley.
"Run round the ennog when you leave so's err next door don't see yer going up the street and twitching the curtains."
by Barry Davies February 21, 2007