parsefone's definitions

sandbagged

To be intimidated or coerced into doing something you'd rather not.

I didn't want to write the report as it wasn't my responsibility, but Mike the cunt sandbagged me into it.

by Parsefone October 14, 2006

Going for Glory

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

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

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

Burp Gun

Either a lightweight submachine gun or a large automatic pistol, commonly used by Israeli militia or African mercenaries. Named not so much from the sound they make but from the indiscriminate bullet spray they produce.

Burp Guns are illegal in most parts of the world, and with good reason.

by Parsefone August 12, 2006

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

chucking out time

When the pub closes.

Finish up quick Dave, the bartender just rang for chucking out time.

by Parsefone May 10, 2007