Urban Dictionary: Definitions by Parsefone

Sentry

Gaming term for any fully autonomous stationary weapon, or Sentry Turret. They have featured in many FPSs, most notably in the Valve games.

Spy sappin mah Sentry!

by Parsefone February 6, 2008

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1. In football, to give the ball some welly from 40 yards out in the hope you will score a brilliant equaliser and be carried off the pitch by adoring team mates, rather than hit a defender or balloon hilariously over the bar, as you almost certainly will.

2. In a wider context, to refer to somebody having a jolly good go at something that they will inevitably fail at.

1. "We're into the 89th minute. Owen's got the ball, Geremi's to his left, and...oh dear."
"What can you say, Clive. The lad was going for glory."

2. "Did you see our Jeremy, chatting up that blonde bombshell?"
"Yeah. Got to give the lad credit, going for glory like that."

by Parsefone June 12, 2008

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Kafkaesque

Describing something that is horribly complicated for no reason, usually in reference to bureaucracy. Named after the early 20th century writer Franz Kafka, best known for "The Trial" and "Metamorphosis".

Trying to find a good band on MySpace is kafkaesque.

by Parsefone April 9, 2006

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Fidel Castro

Ruler of Cuba and arguably the most successful communist dictator of all time, in that a) Cuba's a relatively ok place to live, and b) he hasn't been killed yet. He was mates with Che Guevara, but funnily enough he's never ended up on a t-shirt. History doesn't like survivors.

Fidel Castro came to power in the 60s after ousting Batista.

by parsefone April 8, 2006

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flutter

British term for placing a bet on something.

"Fancy a flutter on the 3.00 Derby, Fred? I've got a tip that Elizabeth Green Massacre's going to walk it."
"The one with three legs, you mean? Go on then."

by Parsefone August 28, 2006

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