4rum

Alternative spelling of forum

Does anyone know what happened over at the ShopTalkForums?

All the posts on the Type 4rum is gone!!

by Delbosco October 10, 2021

able whackets

Blows on the hand from a knotted or twisted handkerchief, especially given as a punishment to the loser of certain card games.

The chief amusement or game in use in the midshipmen's berth, was ‘able whackets’, a pastime in which cards, blasphemy, and hard knocks were agreeably mingled.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

absolute unit

A man or woman of exceptional body mass, size, and/or corpulence.

Liverpool BMX president Neil Cameron said, despite the name, Kama Kazi is a "lovely bloke", "great with the kids" and also an "absolute unit".

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

ab off

To abseil down a mountain.

Every one's up on a crag where he'd got stuck and had to ab off.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

Aberzombie

An unthinking conformist who wears fashions from or in the style of the brand Abercrombie & Fitch.

They look at those massive tummies and ample asses on their fellow big men with a leering, lusty eye, the same way your average club kid might go all aflutter when he spots an Aberzombie in the house.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021

aggravator

Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”)

An aggravator, or love curl, of a delicate roundness, hung low upon the imperial forehead, …

by Delbosco October 15, 2021

Addie

Adderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug.

“Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.

by Delbosco October 14, 2021