From the song by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, used to describe the depressed feeling you get about the modern world in general. An abattoir is a slaughterhouse, so the term, in a more in depth way, means you feel the world is lining itself up for slaughter, much like cows do at a slaughterhouse.
Man 1: Hey, are you all right? You've seemed kinda depressed lately.
Man 2: Oh, it's okay, I've just got a case of abattoir blues.
or a.P.A.t.T.
Refering to British Avant Garde act.
Originally meaning "a Positive Approach to Totality" written on the side of a the artists first original recording but going on to mean anything and everything to their fans.
a Positive Approach to Totality
a Pathetic Attempt to Tune
american Parents Against tired Truckers
almost Perfect Apple tarts Tonite
a Place At the Table
Last name derived from the ancient city of Alatri in the Lazio region of Central Italy, it can be found among various cultures and ethnicities, but usually found amongst Italians and Middle Easterners.
Tony: "hey did you hear about Alattry?"
Emilia: "You mean that cool new kid? yea, what about him?"