roustabout

one who works on an oil pipeline or equipment. duties include pump repair, installation, and mechanical operation. basically just a greasier millwright.

1. the refinery hired three new roustabouts.

2. (in a superior british accent)
You, sir, are a gregarious, tobacco chewing roustabout!

by carlton berry July 7, 2007

roustabout

Short burst of network gaming usually a multiplayer first person shooter

(in an open plan office)
Piers: Anyone working?
Sharpey: Nah, do you fancy a quick roustabout?
Boston: yeah rack it up Farcry or something different?

by Piers Harrison May 29, 2007

roustabout

Short burst of network gaming usually a multiplayer first person shooter

(in an open plan office)
Piers: Anyone working?
Sharpey: Nah, do you fancy a quick roustabout?
Boston: yeah rack it up Farcry or something different?

by Piers Harrison May 29, 2007

Roustabout

Noun; British slang word for dirty deeds.

"The British are engaged in their own war on terror, or, as they refer to it over there, 'the global row against roustabouts'."

by Medium Weight Sheet Protector September 16, 2005

Roustabout

A Roustabout is a strong, hardworking female and sometimes males in the agricultural industry that works with shearers in the Shearing sheds. They handle the wool, press the wool, pen up sheep etc. Running around for 8 plus hours a day and can be working in 40+ degree heat.

“These roustabouts are bloody hard working”

by Lifeofarousy September 5, 2018

Roundabout Comedy

Telling a joke connected to a prior joke or topic.

At ~40m 55s in Season 1 Episode "Are We Guilty of Stealing YouTube Content" of the All In Podcast: Co-host Crayator jokes, "I'm a talker, not a setter-upper, unless I want to paint a wall and do some carpeting." This is a reference to the bit (discussion) at the beginning of the podcast where co-host Loserfruit joked that she had not believed Crayator had done the painting in his new office.

Crayator then coined the term, "Roundabout Comedy."

by NAEastBot March 19, 2020

Cincinnati Roundabout

When two people are in a heated argument, but neither is talking about the same thing.

John and Harold have both been sleeping with karren. When John confronted Harold about dipping in his sauce, Harold began yelling at john taunting him with the delicious sauce. John was referring to Harold sleeping with Karren, while Harold was referring to the delicious bottle of ranch in the fridge. They are both arguing about different things, Classic Cincinnati Roundabout!

by Harrison_P_Thatcher June 4, 2014