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fuck this for a game of soldiers 

English phrase in an undesirable situation often used in resignation or denial. Translates as the American goddammit or fuck this. Common in Belfast as "game of soldiers" but in England is interchangeable with "Bugger this for a lark".
Ed:Let's set fire to the toilet!
Ian:Fuck off!
Ed:Go on! No one'll know.
Ian:Fuck this for a game of soldiers.
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Fuck this for a game of soldiers! 

Historically soldiers were notorious for becoming engaged in silly and most times (e.g. the game of the "bisquit") non-sense games to kill the time, practice that over time gave them a poorly credible connotation and stereotype. Hence this old fashioned colloquialism (the original version was Sod this for a game of soldiers) compares the foolishness of a certain action/thing with that of "a game of soldiers"
Man 1: Hey Jim lets swallow as much bleach as possible, just to feel what it feels like.

Man 2:You must have gone bonkers, fuck this for a game of soldiers!

Fuck this for a game of soldiers! 

A strange English expression of resignation. I don't know the etymology, though. It really is quite bizarre.
"Aw, fuck this for a game of soldiers!"

Fuck this for a game of soldiers! 

A term used by a peson meaning that in no uncertain terms would they do whatever the task in hand might be!
man1... im gonna stick this red hot poker up my arse!!!
man2... yeah man! me too!!!

man3... fuck this for a game of soldiers!
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