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A Gentleman’s Lift

A Gentleman’s Lift is a golfing term and refers to when a ball lands in a difficult spot. The player can move the ball to a more favorable area without incurring a penalty stroke. One club length is the widely accepted distance the ball can be moved, although the distance can vary from player to player.
Mike: “Wow, what a brutal tee shot!! Why did I use my driver??? I never hit it straight!”

Jamie: “Why don’t you just take a Gentleman’s Lift?”

Mike: “What’s a Gentleman’s Lift?”

Jamie: “Pick up your ball from that terrible spot and move it to a better spot”

Mike: “But won’t I incur a penalty stroke for that?”

Jamie: “Not at all, that’s the beauty of a Gentleman’s Lift!”
A Gentleman’s Lift by Foggy Clue September 10, 2020

A Gentleman’s Lift

When your golf ball lands in a bad spot, so you move it to a better spot without incurring a penalty stroke.
Mike: “What a horrible tee shot, how am I going to hit it from there?”

Jamie: “Just use a Gentleman’s Lift
A Gentleman’s Lift by Foggy Clue September 10, 2020
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026