Wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole is an expression indicating extreme dislike and distaste for an object, person or situation. The expression can be used in a similar way to wouldn’t touch her with a 10 foot pole, but is not solely applicable to females; it is even more disparaging when used about a female as it treats her as something less than human. Many bargepoles were 12 or 13 feetlong, but one specialised type called a setting boom could be as long as 28 feet! So as you can imagine, wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole means something which you would much rather keep well away from.
“Mate, you want to avoid that one; I wouldn’t touch it with a bargepole!”
1. A stick that is placed in the middle of a pile of kindling wood in order to entice the flame up and thus more quickly inflame the pile. This is used in wilderness camping when kindling may be somewhat damp. A dry Pig-Pole is placed standing in the middle of the kindling to more easily draw the flame up.
2. (by Extension) Any word, phrase, behavior, or action used to inflame a dangerous situation.
1. The kindling was just not burning well till we added the Pig-Pole. Soon our fire became warm and cozy.
2. Be careful. the crowd is unruly, so don't be a Pig-Pole and incite a riot.
A person who is the next level of an asshole and usually has no filter when speaking. Reaching piss pole status is not easy to accomplish and takes an enormous amount of skill projecting the right level of dickhead in every single encounter.
The orgasm type feeling you get when climbing a rope or pole. Usually occurs after climbing for a minute or two. Feels very good and is better when watching porn while climbing. Can be done by men or woman and is very very addicting. It is not only done by strippers and can be done at home on doors and other tall objects that can be easily climbed.
A step-down transformer, the same shape as and somewhat larger than a garbage can, normally seen bolted to the side of a utility pole in many suburban & rural neighbourhoods.
Pole pigs convert 7,200 or 4,300 volts distribution power down to 120 and 240 volts used by most homes in the United States.
Hey Martha!
Check out that pole pig over there -- the bolts that hold it to the pole are rusted and are about to bust!
That pole pig's going down!!!
Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.
After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.
Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."