Unexpectedly

It’s an adverb and it means in a way that was not expected, anticipated or foreseen. So if something happens totally out of the blue, then it happens unexpectedly.
When offered a second helping of pie Malcolm unexpectedly declined.
by AKACroatalin December 08, 2016
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Cherries

This is US Army slang commonly used during the Vietnam War. It was also used during the Korean War and may even date back to World War II. It means a soldier who is a combat virgin whose behaviour in combat is, therefore, unpredictable. When soldiers like this arrived in a unit, as a replacement for someone killed or wounded, they were often viewed with suspicion and were referred to as FNGs, until they had proved themselves.
The replacements we got are all FNG cherries, no lifers, number ten.
by AKACroatalin February 21, 2019
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Gets up my nose

An expression of annoyance or disgust from the South West of England, and can be applied to just about anything from physical objects and people to ideas and opinions. It originated quite literally from something getting into the nasal passages and causing pain, irritation and aggravation. From there its use expanded to cover just about anything that causes annoyance, exasperation or discomfort. It is now used widely throughout the UK.
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Greased

This is slang that originated with American soldiers during World War II. Many US troops were armed with their fully automatic equivalent of the STEN gun, the M3 submachine gun which, because of its resemblance to the mechanic’s tool was called the ‘grease gun’. With the slightly macabre humour prevalent amongst those who are in combat, enemy troops killed by this weapon were referred to as having been ‘greased’.
It quickly came to mean killed by multiple bullet wounds from any type of machine gun. It was during the Vietnam War, however, that its use expanded and increased quite dramatically until it became used to describe any death in action against the enemy.
There is now some evidence to suggest that the word greased is being used to describe any violent death, even where this is not in combat and when it may even be an accident.
“Tommy got greased yesterday! Fucking great pallet of bricks fell on him at the building site!”
by AKACroatalin October 17, 2016
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Vicious

It’s an adjective which can be used in a number of different ways:
1. Addicted to or characterised by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate.
2. Given or readily disposed to evil.
3. Reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong.
4. Spiteful; malicious.
5. Unpleasantly severe.
6. Characterised or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound; unfit for purpose.
7. Savage; ferocious.
1 A vicious life.
2 A vicious criminal.
3 A vicious deception.
4 Vicious gossip; a vicious attack.
5 A vicious headache.
6 Vicious reasoning.
7 They all feared his vicious temper.
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Swinson’s Law

One step on from Malcolm’s Law, Swinson’s Law states that if something can go wrong, it will go wrong, in the worst possible way, at the worst possible time and will all sorts of unforeseen and unpleasant fallout effects. Named after Jo Swinson who appeared from political obscurity in UK as Leader of the Liberal Democrats and announced that if she got into power she would reverse the decision to leave the European Union in contravention of the will of the British people, not very liberal or democratic. A rather silly woman who would be out of her depth in a car park puddle.
“Malcolm says he just loves Jo Swinson and hopes she gets into power.”
“No surprise there, Swinson’s law compared to Malcolm's law makes him look good.”
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Egg Nog

A drink popular in the United States and Canada and closely associated with Christmas made from beaten eggs, sugar, cream and any of a choice of spirits. The original drink, however, came from the county of Norfolk in England and was made from eggs and a particularly strong ale called nog, presumably because it went straight to your noggin.
“I tried some original egg nog made to the Norfolk recipe.”
“What was it like?”
“Disgusting, same as the other stuff.”
by AKACroatalin December 27, 2016
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