Wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole is an expression indicating extreme dislike and distaste for an object, person or situation. The expression can be used in a similar way to wouldn’t touch her with a 10 foot pole, but is not solely applicable to females; it is even more disparaging when used about a female as it treats her as something less than human. Many bargepoles were 12 or 13 feetlong, but one specialised type called a setting boom could be as long as 28 feet! So as you can imagine, wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole means something which you would much rather keep well away from.
“Mate, you want to avoid that one; I wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole!”
The name given by the wife or the girlfriend after finding out about their husband or boyfriend’s below subpar quality mistress or sidepiece who look like she came from a bargain basement compared to her.
I told him messing around with a BBB will get him in a lot of trouble if his wife finds out.
What the Better Business Bureau?
No a Bargain Basement Becky but after his wife went in on him during their divorce he wish had messed around with that BBB.