Still on the bird's back

A rural saying originating from Australia. To be "On the bird's back" essentially means being mid-transit; approaching a predetermined location, event, or gathering agreed upon by friends; To almost be ready for something.
Australians in particular use it as a euphemism to reduce swearing around children or foreigners who may take offence to typical Australian dialect, E.g., "Give me a second you whining cunt, I'm almost fucking there." is replaced by a simple "I'm still on the birds back mate".

Person 1: "Where the hell are you!?".
Person 2: "Still on the bird's back man".
Person 1: "Right, see you soon dude".

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Person 1: "Honey I'm home! How's dinner going?"
Person 2: "Still on the birds back".
Person 1: *beats wife to the tune of monster mash*

by P1ll0ck July 17, 2020

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Blackbird Leys

The most dangerous area of Oxford, full of chavs and bald men. If you walk in the area past 7pm you may be g checked. Prepare to encounter roadmen on Balfour Road, so avoid it if possible. People try to make it sound nice, but in reality it's not.

Mo: Want to go to blackbird leys later? My friend lives there.
John: No I don't want to die.

by off1day2 February 6, 2022

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blackbird

The act of leaving a group of people, especially a social event (i.e. business party), without saying good bye to anyone and without anyone detecting your escape.

Clare blackbirded the party by crawling out the window in the bathroom and walking home. Several hours later guests could be heard asking: "Where's Clare?"

by Pop Lambert August 30, 2005

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