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A delightful market town set in the fertile lower reaches of Wharfedale beneath the forested slopes of Chevin Country park, and close to the climbing meccas of Caley Crags and Almscliffe. Renowned for the number of pubs and cafes, as well as for its diverse range of community events - Otley Carnival, Victorian Fayre, Folk Festival, Beer Festival, Cycle Road Race, New Year's Day Wharfe swim. It has its own Cycle Club, Arts Centre, Film Society, Running club, Sailing Club, Golf Club - as well as fine purveyors of Chocolates, Cakes, Cycles, Walking and Climbing gear, second hand books, Furniture and an award winning bakery. There are three market days a week, a cattle market, and a Farmers' market once a month.
There is no McDonalds or KFC.
Inbreeding is being tackled through a vigorous educational programme.
I live in Otley.
Oooooh - you lucky bastard.
otley by ey oop lad February 14, 2012
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A little inbred town in West Yorkshire. I happen to live there and have personal experience of the horrors!
It is populated by about 4 main familied (all inter-related) and then randomers like my family and friends who have actaully travelled further than Leeds!
You tend to find the night life situated around the bus station where the townies/chavs "hang out". You don't want to go here between the hours of 1pm-9pm as you will constantly be asked "Wot the fuck u fuckin lookin at!? u wana punch?!"
Inbred centre of West Yorkshire!
Otley by Rock Chick November 28, 2004
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Otley is a town in West Yorkshire. England. It is a decent, picturesque and historically interesting place. Regrettably, as is evidenced by the other "definitions" of Otley in this supposed dictionary, the town is home to some disgruntled fascist types who write deeply offensive claptrap about the town where they live. With the rhetoric of Adolf Hitler, one idiot states his/her hatred of "Tossers" "Half Breeds", "Spastics" and people with mental illnesses. Others have wasted their abilities to "string words together" on insulting and rejecting the people around whom they have grown up. One can only presume that the (wonderful) lack of Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins & McDonalds means that they spend their sad days wishing that they lived in Leeds. Happily, it would appear that they do exactly that, and that the X84 bus takes them all away from our nice town so they can go and be racist and abusive to someone else on a Saturday afternoon. When these people grow up and realise that they could have used the internet to actually accomplish something instead of just upsetting people, they might regret their words.
A grand day out by the river in Otley, a place where you can drive to Scotland without going through any more traffic lights.
Otley by Andy A Real Person July 27, 2012
Where all da Charvas go too blaze some bud some call posh but it’s fucking not it’s jokes
Otley has Being Defined as a chavy area
Otley by Willy clockmaker March 1, 2022

Peanut Butter & Otley 

The most delicious dessert concoction ever: mix marshmallows, chocolate chips, smart start healthy heart, and chunky peanut butter in a cup. Put in microwave until marshmallows start to bubble. Take out of microwave and give in to the greatness.
Imma get me sum Peanut Butter & Otley tonite.

Tim Rice-Oxley 

The talented pianist of the wonderful British band Keane. If you've seen the band in concert, it's a surprise that Tim hasn't a neck injury as he really gets into that piano playing.
Tim Rice-Oxley is one-third of Keane, which also consists of Tom Chaplin and Richard Hughes.
Tim Rice-Oxley by Jemma March 25, 2005
A name that implies the perfect balance of swag and professionalism. Ottleys everywhere are known for their incredible caliber of versatility and chillax-ness. Famous for being bosses in the arts of music and seduction, Ottleys are also renowned for their luscious skin. Handed down from the gods on Mount Mana'omia, this name echoes through time as one possessing ancient quality.
Daang son, did you see that Ottley walking by? I just wet my pants.
Ottley by Marcoppes December 31, 2012
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board chow 

A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.

B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.

B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
Word of the Day on August 26, 2026

young pup 

a young person, a young adult in their late teens/early 20s.
Ah, you're just a young pup at 23!
young pup by the dog May 30, 2006
Word of the Day on August 25, 2026
West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
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