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gone pear-shaped

British slang for events taking an unexpected turn for the worse.

(See also "Pete Tong")
"I was hoping this would be a great party but it's all gone pear-shaped now the police have turned up..."
gone pear-shaped by Amy June 28, 2004
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Y-Shaped Coffin 

To bury in a Y-shaped coffin. British pejorative term for a lady of questionable virtue. Originates from the idea that the subject is such a down-and-out slut that her legs part so much that they'd be stuck like that if she was to die.
"Bloody Hell, Alex, don't you reckon Bernadette would be buried in a Y-shaped coffin?
Y-Shaped Coffin by KHD August 28, 2003

L-shaped blanket 

One of the many movie sex scene clichés when the two actors are under the sheets while the man's chest is exposed and the womans breasts are unexposed, forming a rotated "L".
Oh damn those stupid L-shaped blankets. I get all horny and can't even see the chick's damn tits. I'm turning this shit off and slipping in a porno.

Souped Up 

Anything that has been modified or upgraded for performance or looks(especially cars).

That car is souped up like crazy.
Souped Up by John Shim February 15, 2003

Soaked-through

to get a girl so horny she's visibly wet from outside her pants.
Jack: Yeah, Me and Lorie were foolin' around last night.
Johnny: You get any?
Jack: Nah, it was just some on top of the clothes stuff, but she be soaked-through.
Soaked-through by TheGreenTosser December 16, 2008

Souped to death 

A diet heavily weighted towards towards soup, which leads to extreme dislike of and aversion to soup. Frequently occurs during the winter months.
I am a man without protein. I stand before God today, severely souped to death.