AKACroatalin's definitions

America

1 America – a country that has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization. John O'Hara and he was an American.
2 America has progressed from barbarism to decadence without the intervening stage of civilization. George Bernard Shaw
3 America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilisation in between. Oscar Wilde.
Numerous other people have been credited with expressing that sentiment or something similar including Henry James, another American. However, in all probability the phrase originates with Georges Clemenceau when he was President of France.

America, so many people seem to dislike you.

by AKACroatalin April 17, 2015

Well-being

Well-being is a noun which means the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. It is used to refer to the physical, psychological, spiritual, social and economic state of an individual or group. It constitutes a measure of the quality of life with high levels giving a positive experience while low levels give rise to dissatisfaction possibly leading to depression or anti-social acts.

Malcolm has an adverse effect on the well-being of his co-workers.

by AKACroatalin August 22, 2016

Pain in the Bum

This is British slang and is a slightly less vulgar way of saying pain in the arse or pain in the ass if you are American. In this expression the bum in question isn’t an American bum, a word that dates from around the mid nineteenth century, but an English or Australian bum, a word that dates back to the early seventeenth century. At one time the word was not considered to be vulgar at all and was used extensively during the seventeenth an eighteenth centuries. One Gentleman Soldier, fighting for the King during the English Civil War, wrote in a letter that on one occasion the going as so difficult that he “slipped and fell on my bum”.

“Putting it politely, Malcolm, you are nothing but a pain in the bum!”

by AKACroatalin March 3, 2019

Ill-tempered

It’s an adjective and it means having or showing a bad temper; being annoyed and irritable; being cranky or disagreeable. You know the sort of person, they come into work pissed off with everything and everybody and just looking for an excuse to blame somebody for everything that is wrong in their crappy lives, the world, the universe. Thoroughly unpleasant shitbags.

He’s nothing but an ill-tempered scrote.

by AKACroatalin April 29, 2015

Workplace

It’s the place where you work, shop, office, farm, building site. Anywhere work is carried out is a workplace.

This definition of workplace is quite basic but is better than none.

by AKACroatalin May 23, 2015

Unbelieva’brow

Overpriced eyebrow paint made by L’Oreal aimed at daft female with acute princess syndrome. Made from oil, wax and fuck knows what else, it leaves the silly bitch who uses it looking as if she has skid marks over her eyes.

“I see Kim is using unbelieva’brow.”
“With the amount of pargeting she does, how can you tell?”

by AKACroatalin April 15, 2019

BAB

Acronym, probably originating in the USA standing for Born Again Biker. This refers to a person, usually male in their forties or fifties, who goes through some sort of mid-life crisis and buys themselves a huge and expensive motorcycle, together with shedloads of gear and takes to the road in an attempt to recapture their lost youth. This is invariably a failure and many of them get over it in twelve to eighteen months, some of them, however, become traffic accident statistics.

Jimmy’s gone and bought himself a Ducati! He’s become a real BAB!

by AKACroatalin March 14, 2019