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!”
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'
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!