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Absolutely Fabulous 

Absolutely Fabulous, also known as Ab Fab is a television series written by Jennifer Saunders in 1992.
The show is about a modern mother, Edina (Eddy) Monsoon, who hasn't quite recovered from the sixties.
The cast consists of:
Jennifer Saunders - Eddy Monsoon
Joanna Lumley - Patsy Stone, Eddy's drug-addicted and alcoholic best friend
Julia Sawalha - Saffron (Saffy) Monsoon, Eddy's sensible daughter
June Whitfield - Gran/Mother, Eddy's crazy Mother
Jane Horrocks - Bubble, Eddy's quirky PA. And Katy Grin in series 4 & 5.
Basically, Eddy and Patsy spend most of their time drinking Bolly (Champagne) and smoking. Patsy encourages Eddy to do drugs, which Saffy frowns upon, while Bubble and Gran barely know what day it is. It sounds a bit weird when you explain it like this, but the show has gone for 5 seasons, with a few special episodes and it has made the cast gay icons.
Other cast members include
Christopher Ryan - Marshall, Eddy's first husband, Serge's father
Mo Gaffney - Bo, Marshalls' new girlfriend
Christopher Malcolm - Justin, Eddy's second husband, who is now gay. He is also Saffy's Father.
Jennifer Saunders also parachutes many other comedians into cameo roles. Dawn French - her comedy partner (the show was originally a French and Saunders sketch), Adrian Edmondson, her real-life husband, Ruby Wax and Kathy Burke, to name a few.
Another character is Serge, Eddy's much loved son, who ran away when he was quite young. Seemingly everybody but Eddy knows where Serge has gone and Eddy is constantly re-assuring herself that, yes, Serge DOES love her, he was the GOOD child.
Everybody seems to hate Eddy, who owns a failing PR company with apparently only one client at a time, and Patsy who has a job as a magazine editor from sleeping with the publisher, but the pair are so in love with themselves, they barely notice.
Eddie: What do you think of the kitchen, Pats?
Patsy: I think it's absolutely fabulous.
Saffie: It isn't done yet.
Eddie: No, sweetie. Maybe she's right. Maybe this IS fabulous.
Absolutely Fabulous by Pats November 9, 2008
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Absolutely Flabulous 

1) An insult towards an overweight person, taken from BBC sitcom The Office where main character David Brent mentions the term amongst insults shouted at him in the street. A play on words towards another BBC sitcom 'Absolutely Fabulous'.

2) A backhanded compliment.
"OI! Absolutely Flabulous!"

"What do you think?"
"Absolutely flabulous mate"

Hate Sink 

A person you hate intensely not because they deserve such hatred but because they serve as a focus for your general hatred. A healthy way to dispense with excess animosity.
Jake's not really that big an asshole. He just serves as my hate sink.
Word of the Day on July 26, 2026

funiosity 

The art of being peculiar, but in an amusing fashion.
"Wow, look at that dog running on three legs"
- "Yeah, that sure is a funiosity"
funiosity by Supersonic Stevie November 23, 2007
Word of the Day on July 25, 2026
A toe rag was originally a foot wrapping used, since mediaeval times up until the mid-nineteenth century, to protect the foot from chafing by boots or shoes. As these were, quite literally, rags they weren’t usually washed, and so with use they became very smelly until they were thrown away. Because of the similarity in smell, toe rag also became the name applied to dried, salted cod or other things with a strong, unpleasant, fishy smell. It didn’t take that long before the name was applied to someone who was an obnoxious, unpleasant OIC.
1 “Socks! Those aren’t socks you smelly git, they’re toe rags!”
2 “What have you been cooking? Smells like toe rag!”
3 “I can smell ‘er fanny from ‘ere, proper toe rag.”
4 That Heale Malcolm is a right toe rag.
Toe Rag by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
Word of the Day on July 24, 2026

Eternity leave 

When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!

With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
Eternity leave by LingDanc803 February 7, 2023
Word of the Day on July 23, 2026
The hypothetical man (often a sinister character who decided not to go to boot camp) that is doing your girlfriend/wife while you are on deployment overseas.
Ain't no use in goin home,
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no use in goin back,
Jody's got your Cadillac,
Ain't no use in feeling blue,
Jody's took your checkbook too.
jody by Sgt Apan March 31, 2006
Word of the Day on July 22, 2026