Nupe's definitions

flow

1) When an off-road cyclist is able to negotiate a regular route without thinking about it, he is able to "flow".

2) The way a racing track for off-road mountain bikers is planned and prepared; it must have good "flow".

"I'm getting the flow of the route now."

"The trail rolls and winds through
beautiful open fields and wooded areas and generally has a nice flow."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

fibber

One who tells lies. Use usually implies a certain amount of affection on the part of the one using the word of another.

"Oh, you are such a fibber!"

by Nupe January 6, 2004

charity shop

British equivalent to the USA's "thrift store".

"The band's clothes look like they were nicked from the local charity shop."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

nicked

Common British slang for "stolen".

See also: pinched, taxed, half-inched, lifted, knocked off, 'fell off the back of a lorry'.

"The band's clothes look like they were nicked from the local Oxfam's reject pile."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

twitcher

Male who is so passionate about bird-spotting her will rush anywhere in the UK at a moment's notice just to see some rare bird.

See also: trainspotter

"We got to the gig only to find that the car-park was full of bloody twitchers looking for some fr*ggin' cuckoo."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

trainspotter

Person who spots trains for a hobby. Usually the preserve of sad anoraks.

"When I was younger I had this really sad trainspotter approach to bands and collecting records."

by Nupe January 6, 2004

petrolhead

Term of abuse used by environmentalists against car users.

"The petrolheads may soon run out of road; gridlock is certain in many areas by 2005"

by Nupe January 7, 2004