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can your granny sew?

A delicate way of telling someone you are about to perform an act of violence upon them, esp. the application of a Liverpool Kiss to the nose or the use of a Stanley knife. Follwed up by the action, then the use of the phrase " Then get THAT stitched!" Scottish traditional folk saying.
English man in pub;"Celtic Thistle are not doig well this year..."
Scot:"Oh Aye? Can your granny sew, mate?"
by D F Stuckey February 14, 2004
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ruffneck

1.A working class person, engaged in typically arduous manual labour.

2. A person, usually male, who has a violent and/or unpleasant kissing technique.
1." Harry is a ruffneck on an offshore drilling rig"

2."Steven is a real ruffneck - Tore out my damn extensions!"
by D F Stuckey February 18, 2004
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get a pair

insult to someone behaving in a wimpy, timid or particualrly cowardly manner according to the speaker. Used in the distant tense.
"That player is always away from the ball in every play - He should get a pair."
by D F Stuckey March 3, 2004
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soak opera

A science fiction or action film or television show which is set in or primarily in the ocean or underwater.

Derived from the term soap opera
" Of all the soak operas, Seaquest DSV is probably the most realistic, apart from Sea Hunt."
by D F Stuckey May 4, 2004
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cheesemeister

Gay slang for a man attracted to uncircumsised partners, particualarly those with a heavy smegma buildup beneath their foreskin.
A:"How come Robbie has such strong breath?"
B:"Oh sweetie, he's a cheesemeister from way back!"
by D F Stuckey August 26, 2005
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Budrys Reflex

The protective response that erases the knowledge of a truth that contradicts a Widely Believed Fact to prevent the painful effects of Cognitive Dissonance.

Simply put, the way people will immediately forget the truth about something if they prefer to believe the more popular theory or idea - Most commonly seen in conspiracy theorists, the Tinfoil Hat Brigade and in political discussions.

Derived fromt he name Algis Budrys, SF writer, who wrote a story about mental and physical supermen who were ignored by the public for their acheivements by a similar effect in the story 'Nobody Bothers Gus'.
A:( who suffers from Budrys Reflex) We spend too much money on the space programme - they should give that money to the teachers or sumthin' . . .

B:(Opens Federal budget) Well, look . . . Nasa gets 3.5billion bucks a year, and the HEW gets 32.1 billion - Ten times as much!

A:Oh. ( Reflex kicks in ) Oh, maybe there's more from the CIA or the Freemasons going into NASA then.
by D F Stuckey November 1, 2008
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Dutch Salute

Form of greeting, performed by females usually both young and European. The greeter grasps the hem of their shirt in one hand then raises it to the shoulder, exposing the side of the chest are. Always performed without a bra.

There are oftne no sexual connotations involved or implied in this greeting.
"Passing under a motorway bridge, I recieved a Dutch Salute from several pedestrians "
by D F Stuckey February 18, 2004
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