Left-handed spanner wanker

The opporsite of a right-handed rench tosser

What a left-handed spanner wanker!

by SPENCER-1975 October 19, 2009

swing a spanner

To work as a mechanic or mechanics apprentice. Not to be confused with the useless fuckwits in admin who like to use the saying to describe writing with a pen.

Ask Bob to fix your car, he can swing a spanner properly

by King Tony December 17, 2020

Spanner and screwdriver

Spanner - cocaine and MDMA. 2. An idiot/spencer. 3. A problem i.e. to throw a spanner in the clockwork.
Screwdriver - orange juice and vodka. 2. A knife with a chipped off tip. 3. A twisting punch that does internal dammage.

Im totally spanskrew man, too many spanner's to many screwdriver's.

Get a spanner and screwdriver down your neck man.

by Step lupid May 30, 2024

Blue tongue spanner

An Australian colloquialism for an oxy acetylene torch used to cut metals.

Can't get the bolt off Bob, I'm going to have to use the blue tongue spanner

by Mykemyke February 28, 2022

chinese spanner

A mechanics nickname for a hammer

Oi mate can ya chuck me the Chinese spanner this bolts stuck

by Aussie_mechanic June 12, 2018

Spanner job

UK: Used to describe the fifty pence piece due to its seven sided design and its resembelence to a nut*.

*As in nut and bolt.

Customer: Barman! can I have change for the cig machine.
Barman: How much do y' need?
Customer: A couple of spanner jobs should sort it, ta!

by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004

Spanner Man

A construction worker who lack's the skill set to do the job they have turned up at a site to do but will please the management by playing with the managers spanner

fuck me look who's turned up it's that matt Welford from Stoke it won't be long before he's playing with the bosses Spanner # Spanner man

by Phil Blade November 14, 2024