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Pants and Butter

UK: Merchant Navy
A taunt reserved for junior ratings.
Bosun: You are required in the captains cabin at 1900 hours with your trousers neatly ironed, folded over your right arm and a half pound of butter.

Ordinary Seaman: Feckorf!
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
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More tea Vicar

UK: Sometimes used at pub time in male company to acknowlege that somebody has let one rip.
It is said in a posh voice parodying behaviour in more gentile circles.
Jimmy raised his left buttock and let one rip that rattled the half empty glasses on the table, even before the smell of baking brownies had begun to disapate his mates chorused 'more tea vicar'.
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
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God spot

UK: Sunday evening between 5-7pm many television channels show relgeous programs, this is known as the God Spot.
There's nothing on the tele, lets go for a beer while the God spots on.
by Blue Cawdrey November 18, 2004
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Take deep breaths...

Short for, Take deep breaths it will go quicker.
Used when somebody farts in a small room, lift etc.
In Crowded lift.
Grunty: Prrrrrwwumph
Grunty's Friend: Eugh! That stinks.
Grunty: Take deep breaths...
by Blue Cawdrey November 20, 2004
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Scrambled Egg

Military: Describes the uniforms of higher ranks that have excessive gold braiding or decoration on the caps and sleeves.
The dictator Idi Amins uniforms were famous if only for the massive amounts of scrambled egg on them.
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
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trouble at the mill

Archaic term originating in the industrial North of England.

Similar in meaning to the shit hit the fan

the mill, a textile mill or factory.
<Lancashire accent>
The'v layed off 200 hundred at Crossleys, the'll be trouble at 't mill, you mark my words.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
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Jellied eels

London, UK.
Jellied eels are an old East End (of London) favourite where they are still sold from street stalls, to be eaten from china bowls sprinkled with hot chilli vinegar. Jellied eels are the sort of street food you wolf down while standing up or perhaps on the way home from the pub.
Traditional foods in London include pie and mash and jellied eels.
by Blue Cawdrey November 22, 2004
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