Brains were dynamite

Admonishment to someone who has done something stupid or had a brain-fart.
This is what happens when you do not use your indicator, if brains were dynamite you would not have enough to blow your hat* off.

*alt. Ears
by Blue Cawdrey November 28, 2004
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shopaholich

A person perhaps with a personality disorder who goes shopping to find comfort.
Shopaholics have any number of maxed out credit cards and will sometimes buy things that they have no logical use for.
Many shopaholics eventually get into trouble for running up large debts which they are unable to pay off.
Joey: My sister went and bought four more pairs of shoes yesterday.

Jilly: But she already has about 120 pairs in her bedroom, This is more than mere retail therapy Joey, I think she may be a shopaholic.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
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Spanner job

UK: Used to describe the fifty pence piece due to its seven sided design and its resembelence to a nut*.

*As in nut and bolt.
Customer: Barman! can I have change for the cig machine.
Barman: How much do y' need?
Customer: A couple of spanner jobs should sort it, ta!
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
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goner

UK: Somebody who is going to or has died, also used in an ireverent way to defuse a situation through humor.
1) Parachutist's reserve chute fails, 'he's a goner for sure'.

2) Submarine sinks below a depth where rescue is possible.
'The whole crew are goners poor bastards'.

3) Harry did not get home till 5am, he'll be a goner when his wife gets hold of him.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
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snorkeling

Often seen on websites of ferret owners and on ferret newsgroups.

Unique way in which some pet ferrets react to water.
It consist of dipping the head underwater, moving it from side to side rapidly then lifting it out and snorting the excess water from the nose.
Reminicent to human snorkel divers on surfacing snorkeling is a very cute endearing behaviour.
You need to change Fuzzybutts water, he has been snorkeling in it again.
by Blue Cawdrey November 19, 2004
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car fuck

A motor accident in which the lead car has another car piled up on top of it from the rear, the result of a tailgater being unable to stop in time through being too close.

Resembles one car mounting another.
Witness: A kid ran out in the road and the lead car had to stop real fast, the car behind was unable to stop in time and really car fucked him.

Fireman: Well driver in the lead car has no worries now, the rear cars engine block has taken his head clean off.
by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004
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Nine bob note

UK: Term leftover from before the decimalisation of British currency (1971).

It implies that something is dodgy or not kosher.
A ten bob (shilling) note was legal pre-decimal paper currency.
Chaz: So 'you going to buy that Capri from Honest Johns?

'arry: Nah Chaz, the fekah's bent as a nine bob note.
by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004
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