road

Long strip of tarmac or concrete, used for motoring. Regularly sabotaged by new labour.

The roads are hell today

by oracle February 06, 2004

double yellow

Or "Double yellows"- twin yellow lines down the side of a road which indicate no parking.

Hurry up, i've parked on double yellow

by oracle March 13, 2004

jobs a good'un

Midland exclamation at an unexpectedly good outcome of a bad situation.

Forklift driver: "Yeah, I smashed a load of those boxes whan I put them on the pallet. Put loads of shrink wrap on, nobody noticed, jobs a good'un"

by oracle March 13, 2004

jobs a goodun

See jobs a good'un.

Only seen it in print once, in Time Out London, and thats how it was spelled.

by oracle March 13, 2004

birmingham

Where stuff is made. Birthplace of world industry, home of the British motor industry.

BMW engines, London taxis, Peugeots, Rovers, Jaguars, trains, Cadburys chocolate..etc..etc

by oracle December 09, 2004

curtainsider

Midland slang: Grotesquely fat woman, due to her clothing resembling the tarpaulin enclosing a curtainside lorry.

Shes a bit of a curtainsider.

by oracle February 06, 2004

castle vale

Large council estate (US: "Project") in north Birmingham. Full of burning cars and gunfights.

"Shit me how did we end up in castle vale?!? Lock the doors.."

by oracle March 13, 2004