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 feet long, 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 barge pole!”

Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole by AKACroatalin August 15, 2016

Beige Network

The Beige Network is an international financial protocol used by all major banks as an uncomplicated way to facilitate fund transfers across international borders, most commonly from an account lodged in Beige Network Bond, for which a Beige Network transfer is the only method to squirt funds out of.

As opposed to a standard Bank Transfer, for which a fee may be levied, causing the funds to shink, a Beige Network Expanding Transfer can result in the fund being of greater value after the transfer.

Each bank sending and receiving Beige Network squirts have a Beige Channel ID which is needed to facilitate the Beige Network Expanding Transfer.

What's the Beige Network ID for your bank that I should send the Expanding Transfer to?

BDO Bank is a Beige Network affiliate, and can therefore receive Beige Network Expanding Transfers.

You might be familiar with the Grey Market, the Pink Panther, or the Yellow Submarine, but if you don't have any experience in the banking world, you might not have heard of the Beige Network.

Beige Network by fwjfjp May 24, 2022

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026