magpied

Verb. Much like the bird, to be magpied is to find oneself distracted by shiny things; to be shinied.

Alice: Hey Bob, what's up?
Bob: Not much, Alice, just been reading a-- Oooohhh...
Alice: Bob?
Alice: ...
Alice: You got magpied again, didn't you?

by Cottleston Pie March 30, 2011

magpie

poxy bird magpie, that squalks outside ya bedroom window at ungodly hours til you wake with a bad head, then shuts the fukk up, leaving you in a stinking mood all day.

Adi is in bed having sweet dreams,then at stoopid o'clock....
"squalk, squalk.. "( poxy magpie )
So up Adi gets, after trying to ignore it again for the umpteenth time..
"squalk, sleeptime for mr magpie..." and he flies off to his nest.
"Fukking poxy bird", says Adi... " bullet next time.."

by poxybird July 16, 2006

magpie bidding

It is the type of bidding, usually for a house, where the first impressions are very good but it's not what you actually want or need. You then knee jerk bid on it before thinking it through. Magpie bidders usually go away and withdraw their bid rapidly after thinking about it in more detail.
"It 'twinkles' I want it, let's bid now!"
Then sometime in the future:
"Don't like it"

It's ok love, don't cry there will be other bidders. They were clearly just Magpie bidding, can't believe they would mess with people's lives like that.

by Hillario July 3, 2016

aussie magpie

during spring these fuckers attack you because they think you're attacking their eggs people have used wire on their helmets while riding bikes

oh shit it's a fucken aussie magpie

by Unknown4storm August 26, 2017

Black Magpie Theory

The belief by pirates in the 1500's and 1600's that black magpies native to the Caribbean would detect and seek out the fermenting alcohol of naturally occurring molasses from sugar cane plants which produced natural rum. During specific times of the year, P. hudsonia would roost in the Caribbean during migration. The migration traverse would lead the birds to search high energy food. Of particular interest to pirates was rum. The pirates would watch the seasonal migration patterns of the birds as well as roosting locations in hopes of finding free alcoholic booty to trade on the high seas as well as use for personal inebriation. The alcohol was easily captured and stored for ocean voyages.

Currently being used as slang for people too cheap to buy their own liquor when going to parties who steal from others.

The Jolly Roger is circling the east coast of that island because of the Black Magpie Theory.

or

Keep an eye on your rum in the freezer. That random dude is thinking Black Magpie Theory.

by grs_bmt December 5, 2010

magpies

Slang or nickname for the greatest footie in all the world. Newcastle} united are the pride of the geordie nation and are the reason to support soccer!

and its shearer on the ball for the magpies, he shoots and scores, what a superb strike into the sunderland net! And the toon army will celebrate this day for a long time to come!

by Toontastic June 21, 2005

Magpie Moment

A moment that the conversation dies because one of the people conversing is distracted by something bright and shiny.

Woman and man are talking. Woman asks the man a question and gets no response.

(lull) Man: oh, sorry; what were you saying?

Woman: What was that?

Man: Oh, I had a magpie moment!

by Simply Figs September 3, 2011