Thee Red Monkey's definitions

lam

Run. To be "on the lam" is to be on the run. Either from the law or from the mob. A popular expression in 1930's-1950's pulp fiction and film noir.

Louie was ratted out by that fink Joey and is now on the lam from the law.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006

triffic

Shortening of 'terrific'. Meaning great, fantastic, excellent. Commonly used in 1970s Britain. Often sarcastically.

Oh triffic, I've lost my job and my entire family has expired in a car crash.

by Thee Red Monkey July 30, 2008

wrist action

An English term for male masturbation. See also having one off the wrist.

Hollyoaks is on telly, time for some wrist action.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006

psychobilly

A long dead British genre of music combining rockabilly and 80's garage trash with B-movie, horror and zombie theatrics. The Meteors claimed to be the only true psychobilly band despite their ditching of the revered double bass. Other example are the Guana Batz, Krewmen, Quakes, Demented Are Go, Skitzo and the Coffin Nails.
Klub Foot was the venue to go to.

A fan of such music characterized by the mutating of a traditional rockabilly pomp into a zombified quiff, shaved to the bone at the back and sides. Sometimes with a shaved section on top which left a horseshoe quiff.

~Only the Meteors are pure Psychobilly.
~Hmmm, bit of a childish attitude there.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006

triffic

Shortening of 'terrific'. Meaning great, fantastic, excellent. Commonly used in 1970s Britain. Often sarcastically.

Oh triffic, I've lost my job and my entire family has expired in a car crash.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006

grease

Petroleum based pomade used to style the hair. Favoured less in recent times due to all manner of modern waxes, hairsprays amd gels but still de rigeur amongst the swing, rockabilly, and greaser fraternities.
Can be used to create anything from a slicked back 1920s look to a 1950's pompadour.

Have you got any grease? I'm going Lindy Hopping tonight and I want my pomp to look right.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006

prole

From "proletarian" meaning wage-earner or worker. The shortened version being a derogatory term used by the middle and upper classes to deride the working class majority.

Oh Tarquin, look at those wretched proles. Set the hounds on them.

by Thee Red Monkey June 11, 2006