My airconditioner has shit the tin
by BevvyO June 12, 2021
A highly useful but under-appreciated member of a group. Comes from a robotic dog ("K-9") from the "Doctor Who" TV series.
by peakeflix January 06, 2015
Rhyming slang for "kids."
by Jaco August 07, 2004
1.a toy soldier made of literal tin
2. An expendable, generic, (everyday, run of the mill) mass produced/trained soldier.
3. A durogative name for a soldier who is generic, mass produced and will say yes to any order given. Even if its suicidal, morally wrong, or will lead to the ultimate sacrifice being made.
(I.e. if the soldier is ordered to murder an entire innocent village to set an example, the tin soldier will do it without question.)
4.a brainwashed person who does the bidding of a mad man.
5.(non military related) a person brainwashed by society and mass media.this person follows the latest fad/ trends, listens to mass produced fad music, and blindly goes with what hes told. Like Emmett from "The Lego movie"
2. An expendable, generic, (everyday, run of the mill) mass produced/trained soldier.
3. A durogative name for a soldier who is generic, mass produced and will say yes to any order given. Even if its suicidal, morally wrong, or will lead to the ultimate sacrifice being made.
(I.e. if the soldier is ordered to murder an entire innocent village to set an example, the tin soldier will do it without question.)
4.a brainwashed person who does the bidding of a mad man.
5.(non military related) a person brainwashed by society and mass media.this person follows the latest fad/ trends, listens to mass produced fad music, and blindly goes with what hes told. Like Emmett from "The Lego movie"
by Theamazinggeek February 02, 2019
by Frank G March 09, 2007
A type of improvised grenade-like bomb used mainly in the first world war. Soldiers would use the empty tins from their ration of jam and fill it with explosives and shrapnel. Improvised jam tins often resemble the 'Double Cylinder Bomb' that was in use at the same time.
"I managed to kill two guys in trenches today using a couple of jam tins"
or
"Shit, a jam tin went off next to me and now I've got shrapnel stuck in my leg"
or
"Shit, a jam tin went off next to me and now I've got shrapnel stuck in my leg"
by flyingtele September 28, 2008
The name for the automated female voice associated with large, corporate IVR (interactive voice response) or voice mail systems usually resulting in wasted time and total frustration.
by Diamondguy September 30, 2007