British slang for ‘on a drinking spree’, especially when drinking fizzy alcoholic drinks rather than spirits/liquors, and thus a synonym of various other similarly formed phrases like ‘On the piss/drink/lash/razz’. Green’s dictionary of slang also claims it can refer to taking drugs intravenously - I haven’t heard that but then I don’t hang around in those circles.
by overlordnat November 01, 2023
An Italian-American term for a black person used in the film Raging Bull by Jake La Motta’s manager about his opponent, Reeves, at the start of the film.
by overlordnat October 10, 2020
As the previous commenter said, to ‘play ship’s mast’ is to climb out of the passenger seat of a car with the belts out of both windows and to lie on the bonnet/hood holding the belts while travelling at speed. The film in question is called Deathproof however, not Grindhouse.
by overlordnat December 04, 2022