To be beaten very badly at something, especially in such a fashion that you were behind from the start and never had a chance. Comes from the Boat Race, an annual rowing competition between Oxford and Cambridge, in which the first side to get ahead can move to the middle of the river (where the current is fastest) and is almost never overtaken thereafter.
by kinnopio January 05, 2009
by Kevin Dalingo May 13, 2006
by T-JAM March 30, 2009
Cockney rhyming slang for face. Sometimes, but not usually shortened to boat. The term received wider recognition in 1979 when the Monks released their recording of “Shame about her face”.
by AKACroatalin February 12, 2017
A team-based drinking contest. Opposing teams (usu. 5 members each) sit opposite eachother along a table. At the gun, the first member of each team drinks their beverage (usu. beer) as quickly as possible. Upon completion, each player slams his/her mug to the table, signifying that the next teammate can begin their drink, like a relay race. At the end of the table, the last team member (called 'the Anchor') must complete two drinks before play proceeds back through each team (the 'return trip') until the first player of the winning team finishes his/her second drink.
We were doing boat races last night at the Student Union building, but Pete had four shots before we started and he couldn't finish the return trip.
by Figleaf23 December 30, 2008
When two or more people masturbate at the same time in a race to the finish. Friends may also watch and place bets.
"Drinks are on me, I won lots of money last night when I bet on Manny at the boat race. He fapped faster than the human eye could even perceive."
by Mouthy Broadcast October 28, 2014