To light someone on fire then pee on them to put the fire out.. The ultimate act of disrespect.
Original reference is to HMS GASPEE. A British navel vessel collecting customs duties in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
On June 9, 1772 HMS GASPEE was stranded on a sandbar at Warwick, Rhode Island.( renamed Gaspee point) John Brown ( later founder of Brown University & slavetrader) rowed from Providence on a long boat with his crew. Shot the HMS GASPEE’S Captain in the balls then lite the ship on fire.
This was on of the first acts of war against the British Government & King George.
Literally like 18 months before the Boston Tea Party of December 16 1773.
Original reference is to HMS GASPEE. A British navel vessel collecting customs duties in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
On June 9, 1772 HMS GASPEE was stranded on a sandbar at Warwick, Rhode Island.( renamed Gaspee point) John Brown ( later founder of Brown University & slavetrader) rowed from Providence on a long boat with his crew. Shot the HMS GASPEE’S Captain in the balls then lite the ship on fire.
This was on of the first acts of war against the British Government & King George.
Literally like 18 months before the Boston Tea Party of December 16 1773.
by Rogueislander July 20, 2022
Get the gaspee mug.British Army slang for a cigarette believed to date from around the time of the Second Boer War 1899 – 1902. A gasper was a high tar cigarette, without any sort of filter tip, such as Woodbine or Capstan. They got the name because smoking caused the troops to gasp for breath when engaged in strenuous exercise.
“I'd just got clipped by a Boer bullet, nuffin' serious, so Jack gimme a gasper while he put a dressing on it.”
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An exclamation of surprise when served pasta for the second or subsequent meal running.
Also the sound of the sharp intake of breath that can be heard when Hetty enters the room bearing pasta.
Also the inspiration behind the once-furious drumming by Robert Wyatt (as detailed in a story on the liner notes of Matching Mole's Little Red Record: ('....The warriors drew their breath sharply. It was Hette....')
Also the sound of the sharp intake of breath that can be heard when Hetty enters the room bearing pasta.
Also the inspiration behind the once-furious drumming by Robert Wyatt (as detailed in a story on the liner notes of Matching Mole's Little Red Record: ('....The warriors drew their breath sharply. It was Hette....')
1: Ma: "Hello, kids! Guess what's for dinner? Your favorite pasta."
Kid: "Gasphetti, Ma! We had pasta for breakfast and lunch already!"
Kid: "Gasphetti, Ma! We had pasta for breakfast and lunch already!"
by fronkzippo January 23, 2010
Get the Gasphetti mug.A variant of Asperger's Disorder (a mild form of Autism), with the most prominent symptom being a marked social skill deficit in knowing the appropriate time to flatulate.
-"Why did Raymond break wind in the middle of today's church sermon" "Oh he can't help it; Raymond suffers from Gasperger's."-
by Dr. Anna Freud September 18, 2010
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Get the Gaspergoo mug.British Army slang believed to date from around the time of the Second Boer War 1899 - 1902, so called because smoking caused the troops to gasp for breath when engaged in strenuous exercise.
I'd just got clipped by a Boer bullet, nuffin' serious, so Jack gimme a gasper while he put a dressing on it.
by Croatalin December 2, 2013
Get the Gasper mug.Mike got ripped off on ebay, and did not know what to do. Mike formed a plan... He got his Camaro/Firebird buddies to unite the message board forums of the internet to deliver the Gasper Treatment to the crook.
by Eric Gasper March 10, 2005
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