13 definitions by Roger Mellie 84
An idiom meaning to stubbornly quibble over something inconsequential, irrelevant, minor or off-topic. A cavilling dispute.
Another way of saying "to argue for the sake of it".
Another way of saying "to argue for the sake of it".
Unfortunately the meeting didn't go well. Eric starting getting pedantic, and decided to argue the toss over a trivial detail of the plan.
by Roger Mellie 84 September 4, 2009
The opposite of the Midas touch. A person for whom everything turns to crap, if (s)he gets involved.
Named after jewellery magnate Gerald Ratner, who infamously declared his proudcts to be "total crap" and wouldn't last much "longer than a M&S {Marks & Spencer} prawn sandwich", during a speech to the Insitute of Directors (1991).
Although his comments were meant to be tongue-in-cheek, shares in his company drastically plummeted and he almost bankrupted the company. The speech is often heralded as an example of the value of branding and image over quality.
Named after jewellery magnate Gerald Ratner, who infamously declared his proudcts to be "total crap" and wouldn't last much "longer than a M&S {Marks & Spencer} prawn sandwich", during a speech to the Insitute of Directors (1991).
Although his comments were meant to be tongue-in-cheek, shares in his company drastically plummeted and he almost bankrupted the company. The speech is often heralded as an example of the value of branding and image over quality.
It's a nightmare working with with Cheryl, she always bodges things up-- she's got the Ratner's touch.
by Roger Mellie 84 October 31, 2009
A lesbian woman. Named after the comfortably-shod Canadian chanteuse, KD Lang. Who is yet to find herself the right man
"I used to love Sam Fox in the 1980s, I dreamt about marrying her"
"No chance mate, she's a KD lady"
"No chance mate, she's a KD lady"
by Roger Mellie 84 October 13, 2008
A cult scale that some British gay men use to assess the cuteness or 'hotness' of a potentially attractive man in their presence. It runs from zero to ten.
The scale is named after gay sex-symbol, the Polish-born BBC meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker. The scale his named after him, since his cuteness is commonly considered to be beyond 10.
The scale is named after gay sex-symbol, the Polish-born BBC meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker. The scale his named after him, since his cuteness is commonly considered to be beyond 10.
"Brad Pitt gets a 10 on the Schafernaker scale from me"
"You're not wrong there... whereas Gordon Brown or John McCririck would get 0 from me"
"You're not wrong there... whereas Gordon Brown or John McCririck would get 0 from me"
by Roger Mellie 84 October 9, 2009
A deep-brown or orange tan. Named after the Marshall Islands, where the first H-bombs were tested.
The implication being that the tanned person, looks as though (s)he has been in the presence of a thermonuclear detonation.
The implication being that the tanned person, looks as though (s)he has been in the presence of a thermonuclear detonation.
by Roger Mellie 84 June 2, 2009
Acronym= "So CRap It's Good". Something that is so naff, tasteless or of poor quality; it has kitsch value or cult status.
by Roger Mellie 84 January 17, 2008