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Grylling it. 

verb.

1. To camp or sleep rough.
2. To complete an action with minimal tools or technology, usually in a ham-fisted manner.


This expression comes from star of T.V. show 'Bear Grylls: Born Survivor' who frequently throws himself into dangerous wild situations in a bid to educate the naive urban populations. There is some controversy over whether he actually 'Grylls it' or lives the cushty life whilst off camera.
1. He's not staying in the lodge tonight, he's Grylling it.

2. He didn't even bother with tools to start that fire, he was Grylling it.
Grylling it. by Grylls April 7, 2009

Bear Grylling 

When you purposely make a fire in your home to cook food when you already have a microwave or oven. Does not count if you use the fireplace, pussy.
Damn, dude! Are you bear grylling those Bagel Bites?
Bear Grylling by Nadeem E. January 25, 2009

Bear Grylling 

(v.): the act of or proceeding to urinate while the male is receiving oral sex from a female.
Zach: "Dude, I feel so bad."
Tyler:"Why bro?"
Zach: "Last night Jenny was giving me head and I ended up bear grylling her."

grilling the salmon

1. Something you say you've done that sounds vaguely sexual enough to impress people. If asked how to grill the salmon, make something up.

2. The act of heating salmon over fire until it is cooked.
"I tossed her salad last night"
"Oh that's nothing. I was just grilling the salmon this morning"

Never have I ever grilled the salmon

bear gryllin-it

Anything that you've learnt from Bear Grylls (man vs wild)but you used it in a real urban environment (most likely whilst being drunk)
When you cant get in your mates house after a big night out so you make a nest out of branches on the driveway and make a fire from your mcdonalds bag.
THATS BEAR GRYLLIN-IT!
bear gryllin-it by b. boo January 1, 2011

grilling 

To insult someone harshly and consistently, synonymous with roasting
"Shut up Timmy, you fat, ogre lookin, nerd"
"Damn Ryan, easy with the propane, you're straight grilling him"
grilling by bigdickswinger January 30, 2017
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a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
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Me: Poggers!
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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