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French Assault
Tongue-in-cheek colloquialism particularly popular in the United Kingdom to refer to the act of surrendering - to launch a "French assault" is to surrender. Associated with the surrender of Paris to invading German forces in 1940 and the subsequently collaborationism of the Vichy French Government.
We were all expecting a ruthless barrage that night, but instead the enemy offered little more than a French assault.
French Assault by FactFinder May 24, 2014
Plant
A term referring to an asexual or celibate person, particularly in a derogatory context, derived from the asexual reproduction methods of plants.
Person 1: Oliver, why did you refuse to speak to your partner for the whole lesson?
Person 2: Because he fancies her...
Person 3: interjection Don't be ridiculous! Oliver's incapable of fancying anyone, he's a plant!
Person 2: Because he fancies her...
Person 3: interjection Don't be ridiculous! Oliver's incapable of fancying anyone, he's a plant!
Plant by FactFinder May 4, 2014