st. ias's definitions

train of thought

A train of thought is a process linking one thought to another giving a common thread.

A train of thought is used by people in debating societies (eg the Oxford Union, a famous Debating Society). Sometimes it is hard to follow a train of thought as some people tend to ramble on.

by St. Ias December 28, 2005

date rape

Drug addicted terrorising extremists ravaging assaulting pillaging entering

At least one young woman a weekend in Britain, going out for a quiet drink
at the weekend with her friends, suffers date rape

by St. Ias October 2, 2005

Calcutta

Calcutta was a ship which transported convicts to Van Dieman's land in the 1850s

Many people (covicted for what would now be considered petty offences),
were sent to trial, imprisoned and later trasported to Van Dieman's land on the Calcutta

by St. Ias September 28, 2005

DD

This means Double Dating

The sexspecialist and I decided we would go DD with another couple to a formal dance in aid of charity at the Belfast City Hall

by St. Ias March 8, 2008

jumper

A person who jumps to conclusions

A jumper sometimes jumps to conclusions by gut instinct

by St. Ias October 2, 2005

CHP

This an acronym for Clearly hocus pocus

There was a circus in town the other day and one of the acts, a magician, used the phrase Hocus Pocus before several of his tricks. I heard a father tell his young daughter as they came out of the tent that the magician's entire routine was CHP

by St. Ias December 28, 2005

toot

Toot is the noise made when a person blows their car horn

Many motorists give a toot on the horn, and wave of the hand, when driving through a main street in a country market town if they spot a friend.

by St. Ias December 28, 2005