Keep Your Jaw On

"Keep your jaw on" is a phrase used when somebody is overwrought, overly shocked, or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter. The expression was inspired by John Glubb, a WW1 soldier who had his jaw shot off but managed to have it reconstructed using surgery. The point of the phrase was, if even somebody who's reached a situation that low managed to fix their problems, you shouldn't be reacting so badly about a smaller issue.

Popularised in Northwest England's coastal towns, the phrase is often used as a less niche form of the phrase "don't get your knickers in a twist."

PERSON 1: “Oh my God, my life is over! My phone, my beautiful phone - it's been delayed in transit. I literally don't know what to do. What the Hell should I do?”

PERSON 2: “Jesus Christ, keep your jaw on. It'll clearly get here in the end - some people have real problems.”

by C L G May 1, 2025

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Feather Your Nest

To misrepresent your living conditions in order to impress the opposite sex. The act of completely cleaning, reorganizing, and redecorating your house/apartment in preparation for a lover's first impression.

Bro, you need to feather your nest before Jessica comes over the first time. She'll dumped you if she sees this place without at least a visit from a cleaning service and new sheets and towels.

by ericgododgers September 1, 2010

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Punch Your Cunt Out

An expression used to emphasise or highlight how much work an individual has done over a specified period of time.

“I need a new job and a lighter work load, I’m fed up of coming in here and being asked to constantly ‘punch your cunt out’.”

“I’ve been here for 3 hours and have done nothing but punch my cunt out.”

by DottyCotton July 16, 2025

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