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Slang term for Great Britain
Here in good old Blighty however, the weather's not so good.
Blighty by charr August 26, 2005
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A slang term for england used by english troops serving abroad
There are blighty troops abroad
Blighty by William Nanemahoo December 12, 2003
Some stuffy old English word that toffs use. Comes from around the time of the Boer War and WWI.
1) Oooh I do love good ol Blighty.
2) The weather over here in Blighty is awful!
Blighty by Enterprise October 3, 2006
A nickname for London. According to my friend, a life-long resident and of Hindu origins, it is from the Hindi for 'overseas' - 'vilaiyat'.
Gotta nip back to Ol' Blighty to see me Mum for her birthday.
Blighty by daikenn March 12, 2008

Blighty Wound 

1. A war wound which was not serious enough to kill or maim but was serious enough for the soldier to be sent home or to blighty. Also known as a million-dollar wound these could sometimes be self-inflicted for example a soldier shooting himself in the foot.

2. The damage inflicted on the UK by Brexit.
The UK has really shot itself in the foot with Brexit, it's a real Blighty Wound.
Blighty Wound by Clarety November 16, 2018

Take a Blighty 

To develop an illness or sustain an inury, possibly self inflicted, which will preclude you from work, but you can still enjoy a rich and varied social life.
Orginates from the 1914-18 War, when reluctant English soldiers would shoot themselves in the foot, to get returned to Blighty, or Great Britan, and invalided out of the Army.
Hangovers can count if passed of as food poisoning
-I intend to get so drunk tonight I will phone in sick tomorrow
-Oh really, are you about to Take a Blighty?
Take a Blighty by BrettS September 4, 2006

Amity Blight 

Person 1:Who’s Amity Blight?
Person 2:A gay mess
Amity Blight by Thegayperson69 October 23, 2020
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026

board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026
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