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piss and moonshine 

A group of words that are used to tell someone that something is low on battery. This includes, but is not limited to:
Cell phones, game controllers, wireless keyboards, IPods, IPhones, pagers and handheld gaming systems.
Usually used with "running on" in front of it.
While texting his girlfriend, Jack realized that battery saver was activated. He warned his girlfriend that he may go AWOL for around an hour since his phone was running on piss and moonshine.
piss and moonshine by IAmRonPaul October 22, 2013
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Piss and Moonshine 

A term which has origins in Shine Running, in which running can sometimes burn more fuel than the vehicle possesses, and using Moonshine(combustible) and Piss(stabilizer) to keep going, essentially meaning scraping by with what you have.
These long shifts at work have me running on piss and moonshine near the end.
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
Word of the Day on August 4, 2026

Walky-Talky 

A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”

Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
Word of the Day on August 3, 2026

Scrapnel 

(N) :
All pieces left over after an art project or home improvement.
"After we made the decorations for the party, there was 'scrapnel' all over the floor"
Scrapnel by IceSniper February 22, 2025
Word of the Day on August 2, 2026
A hardo is a person who tries extremely hard at everything. Most times a hardo will try very hard at things that do not require excessive effort. For example, sports practices, gym class, etc.
Wow did you see Jack at practice today? What a hardo!
Hardo by Thuhkilluh September 4, 2014
Word of the Day on August 1, 2026
a sign of love or flirtatious language between two emo people.
do you want to go listen to peirce the veil later? rawr xD

okeeez rawr xD
rawr xD by okeeeeeeeeez July 4, 2016
Word of the Day on July 31, 2026