AKACroatalin's definitions

Pygalgia

It’s a noun occasionally used in pathology meaning a pain in the buttocks. So if you say that someone gives you pygalgia you are saying in a polite and technical way that they are a pain in the arse.

“How would you describe Malcolm?”
“Pygalgia!”

by AKACroatalin February 20, 2017

R 'n R

An abbreviation used by the US Army meaning Rest and Recreation, Rest and Recuperation or Rest and Relaxation. Frequently referred to by troops as I ‘n I (Intoxication and Intercourse), it refers to the practice of rotating combat troops out of the front line to give them an opportunity to relax and unwind thereby reducing the impact of ptsd. The term was certainly used during the Korean and Vietnam Wars but most likely dates from World War II.

Get your gear packed! We got a pass for 48 hours R 'n R in Saigon!
Number One!

by AKACroatalin October 2, 2016

HF-AGBA

HF-AGBA is an acronym standing for Hands, Face – Armpits, Genitals, Buttocks, Anus. Also known as the “Cheat’s Shower” it is similar in concept to the airplane bath or BBA (Balls Bum and Armpits).

I overslept, so it was HF-AGBA before dashing off to work.

by AKACroatalin October 7, 2016

Learning Disability

A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities e.g. household tasks, socialising or managing money, which will affect someone for their whole life. People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.

Learning disability is often confused with dyslexia and mental health problems. Mencap* describes dyslexia as a “learning difficulty” because, unlike learning disability, it does not affect intellect.
*The Royal Mencap Society is a charity based in the UK that works with people with a learning disability, founded in 1946 by Judy Fryd.

by AKACroatalin December 17, 2016

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 16, 2016

Businessballs

It’s a website run by business consultant Alan Chapman. It contains shedloads of information to help with your career or college work and the best thing, it’s free. So if you want to find out about something related to business studies or management, look at Businessballs before you buy a new reference book. It actually makes learning about this stuff interesting and fun; I didn’t believe it at first either, but when you think about it the name gives it away.

“Where’s did you get all that stuff for your end of term paper?”
“Businessballs.”

by AKACroatalin August 28, 2016

Ran Tan

British slang, very similar in meaning to razzle. It means going out, getting pissed, but the major objective is lots and lots of shagging preferably with a number of different partners. As with razzle this slang term has its origins with the Royal Navy but became more widely known due to the Kate Bush song “Ran Tan Waltz”.

Joe’s in his pit, snoring his head off. He spent most of the weekend on the ran tan.

by AKACroatalin January 18, 2017