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Kettle on 

Although antiquated, to 'put the kettle on' is to say that the conversation will continue because of some new deep or entertaining news has been revealed and needs discussing, usually this involves actually making a new cup of tea (giving time to savour the space before gossip) but...

'Kettle on!' has no intention of actually making tea and can be said anywhere, it's like saying 'oh fuck me, this is news' or 'you have my undivided attention', 'I need to know everything'
Carl: stace was down the pub with len last night, but he's supposed to be legit with shanice
DAZ: kettle on!

Carl: well, after prison he....
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Put the Kettle On

"I just spent my entire work shift looking at pictures of Tom Cruise as Stacey Jaxx...put the kettle on, honey."

Put the kettle on

to have enough time (i.e. for a chat)
A: How's your date from last week?
B: Well... That's a long story.
A: Great, I'll put the kettle on!

pop the kettle on

Hey dude, pop the kettle on. My mouth is as dry as a nun's crutch.

Put kettl' on

Slang English for Make a cup of tea.
"Put kettl' on!"
Put kettl' on by LikesAGoodCuppaTea September 30, 2016
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
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Add a tablespoon of jarlic to two teaspoons of butter and spread it in bread to make garlic bread
Jarlic by YSAC fanboy June 6, 2020
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