Icky Spat

A small but unpleasant argument, normally with a close friend or relative.
“You need to stay on my sofa because you had a big fuck-off argument with your parents?”
“IT WASN'T A BIG FUCK-OFF ARGUMENT. It was... Just an Icky Spat.”
by C L G June 30, 2020
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Flashfight

Using torches/flashlights as a weapon and fighting. It is not dissimilar to fencing/sword fighting, but is more common amongst guards or nighttime tourists.
"I hate you! I declare... A Flashfight!!!"
"No! Barnaby! Anything but that!!"
by C L G February 19, 2018
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Bubble Around

Bubbling around is a piece of Victorian slang usually used to refer to a verbal attack, perhaps via gossip or the media.
“If you bubble around again, we will be forced to evict you from our most noble society.”
by C L G January 31, 2021
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Tinned Soup

Slang for a boring relationship/friendship/position/job etc. Tinned Soup is an extremely boring and desperate food, and it is now a popular slang metaphor for boring things in general.
"Jimmy! Why can't we play chess?"
"Mate.. Chess is the Tinned Soup."
by C L G February 19, 2018
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Church-Bell

Church-Bell is a Victorian slang phrase originally used to reference talkative women. Though slightly sexist at the time, the term usually now covers all genders.
“Your wife is a real church-bell when it comes to badminton.”
“So what? You're a real church-bell when it comes to knock-off pizzas and pirated movies, but you don't see me complaining.”
by C L G January 31, 2021
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White Sign

When two people sign a document and both parties benefit from it's contents.
"Joe. I'm glad we could do business. This is such a White Sign situation. This one is actually helping both of us!"
"I know. I think this is going to be a long and happy working relationship."
by C L G September 21, 2017
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Know Your Onions

A glorious piece of 1920s slang, to know your onions is to know what's going on.
PERSON 1 “How come you know about my new job at McDonald's?”
PERSON 2 “I make it my business to know what's going on.”
PERSON 1 “Wow, you really do know your onions.”
by C L G July 04, 2021
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