paula radcliffe 

Noun: To do a paula radcliffe. The act of not bothering to make much of an effort to win something, unless there is a financial gain to be made. This applies especially when representing your country for nothing when you cannot be arsed compared to winning marathons by a mile where huge sums of cash are involved.

Neil: God I cannot wait to see the rowers at the next Olympic Games.
Nigel: Me too lets just hope they don't do a paula radcliffe on us and save themselves for the Henley Royal Regatta!

paula radcliffe by Nigel Fleming August 5, 2006

Paula Radcliffe 

To make everything seem anything, as in to exagerate everything
also see drama queen

Paula Radcliffe : I tripped over a pencil yesterday, i might not be able to compete in the next olympics which are in 4 years , actually i will try and pull through, i will, I CAN !!

Paula Radcliffe by bibs_123 October 9, 2008

Paula Radcliffe 

Where a female chokes or vomits whilst perfoming oral sex in the Half Marathon position. Named after the celebrity runner who vomitted during a race.

Jon: Aw man! There's vomit on my genitalia now!
Amy: Sorry, I must've done a Paula Radcliffe!!

Paula Radcliffe by thegingerfurby December 11, 2011

the Paula Radcliffe 

The act of pulling out of a sexual act in mid-run.

He gave her a Paula Radcliffe.

the Paula Radcliffe by H October 21, 2004

The 'Paula Radcliffe' 

A 'messy follow through',
generally screwing up at the last minute//
often used in terms of sport (such as missing an open goal and similar).
derived from the marathon where Paula Radcliffe had to relieve herself.

The 'Paula Radcliffe' example:

Sam and Danny are watching a hockey match, where Max misses an open goal;
'That was a Paula Radcliffe mate! Owned!'

The 'Paula Radcliffe' by Kat D April 7, 2007