Definitions by TimB

neighbour

The correct (and original) spelling of the word Americans spell as neighbor

Have you met your neighbour yet?

neighbour by TimB September 5, 2005

harbour 

The correct (and original) spelling of the word Americans spell as harbor.

The ship is in harbour

harbour by TimB September 5, 2005

backs 

Section of the River Cam behind the Cambridge University Colleges where punting takes place.

"Lets take a picnic and bottle in a punt out on the backs"

backs by TimB August 28, 2005

maywest 

Life jacket worn by aircrew during WW2 which when inflated gave the wearer a similar appearance to an actress of that name renowned for the size of her boobs.

Inflatable yellow life jacket

maywest by TimB June 12, 2005

REAR GUNNER 

A very brave bloke who sat for hours in the rear gun turret of a WW2 bomber having the shit shot out of him by enemy fighters. It was lonely freezingly cold job with a high mortality rate.

A WW2 bomber had several defensive gun turrets, the rear one was the most vunerable to being hit by an enemy fighter's machine guns.

REAR GUNNER by TimB June 12, 2005

freeze the balls off a brass monkey 

The cannon balls on a man o' war were stacked and held in place by a brass ring on the deck known as a brass monkey. In cold weather the sea spray would turn to ice thus freezing the cannon balls together and onto the ring.

Hence the expression "It's cold enough to freeze balls on a brass monkey" or simply "brass monkey weather". Note that the correct phrase is "on" NOT "off" a "brass monkey". The expression is often corrupted to hint at an association with a man's testicles balls

freeze the balls off a brass monkey by TimB June 12, 2005