Definitions by Oracle

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"

jobs a good'un by oracle March 12, 2004

shit me 

Variant of "Fuck me" (exclamation, not invitation).

Shit me, i've got to go- i've parked on double yellow

shit me by oracle March 12, 2004

got done 

1: Was prosecuted.
2: Was defrauded.
3: Was fucked (in any sense).

1: "Daves got done for stopping on a red route"
2: "I got done for that saxo, it cost me £3000"
3: "She got done by steve after the club"

got done by oracle March 12, 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

double yellow by oracle March 12, 2004

bollix

Alternative (eg internet) spelling of bollocks, as used by Gav Bell.

On msn: "bollix left me fukin mobile at uni"

bollix by oracle March 12, 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.."

castle vale by oracle March 12, 2004

tube tannoy 

System of stiff, pre-recorded announcements on the tube. Bastard annoying repeated at every stop every morning and evening.

"The next station is Charing Cross. Change here for the Northern Line and National Rail services. Alight here for Trafalgar Square"...Train stops..."This is Charing cross"...continues as before..."This is a Bakerloo Line train for Harrow and Wealdstone. This train is ready to depart- stand clear of the closing doors"... BEEP BEEP BEEP

tube tannoy by oracle March 12, 2004