AKACroatalin's definitions

Drone Browser

An individual who cruises Urban Dictionary, browsing various words or authors and liking or disliking (usually disliking) words, either because they didn’t think of them themselves or because they were added by a particular author. They have appointed themselves as critics of the people who try to increase the content and scope of Urban Dictionary, without making any sort of contribution themselves. These people are drones; each of them nothing more than a self-absorbed waste of space as, for the same effort, they could vote on the inclusion or exclusion of new words and help keep Urban Dictionary functioning efficiently.

“Is there anything more useless than a drone browser?”
“Yes, a spite monkey drone browser.”

by AKACroatalin August 10, 2016

Boat Race

Cockney rhyming slang for face. Sometimes, but not usually shortened to boat. The term received wider recognition in 1979 when the Monks released their recording of “Shame about her face”.

Nice legs shame about her boat race.

by AKACroatalin February 12, 2017

Frory

Basically it means very cold. The sort of cold that puts a heavy frost on the ground and makes your hands go numb. The word is possibly a combination of “frosty” and “hoary”; hoary being the greyish-white appearance frost gives to the countryside.

I’m glad I’m stayin’ in today, it’s proper frory.

by AKACroatalin December 29, 2016

Chattering Classes

The term Chattering Classes is an essentially British expression, seldom heard outside the UK. It was invented by British journalist Oberon Waugh (he really couldn’t stand them) but was later taken up by pundits and political commentators to describe a group of the “metropolitan middle class”. Generally though it’s used as a derogatory tag for those who are politically active, socially concerned and ‘highly’ educated; especially those with political, media or academic connections. Its original meaning has now changed somewhat and now it usually refers to WOFS, Londoncentric pseudo-celebrities who talk a lot about social injustice, disaster relief, third world aid and all the other fashionable causes but do absolutely fuck all to help.

The chattering classes are all talk and no action.

by AKACroatalin May 30, 2015

Get Hold Of

This is a British expression which can be used in a number of ways:
1 To obtain an item, by purchase, borrowing or other means;
2 To initiate contact or communicate with a person or persons or an organisation;
3 To understand or appreciate an idea, concept or theory;

The Americans use the expression get ahold of in a similar way.

1 “Can you get hold of any 2 inch 10 brass screws?”
2 “That cunt Malcolm’s gone off somewhere, I can’t get hold of him.”
3 “His ideas are so abstruse they’re difficult to get hold of.”

by AKACroatalin January 4, 2016

STRAC

US Army slang commonly used during the Vietnam War; it probably originated during World War II and stands for STRictly ACcording (to regulations). It was an epithet applied to officers and NCOs who 'go by the book' and seem totally unable to think for themselves. It describes the military equivalent of a Jobsworth, frequently linked with REMF.

"That STRAC REMF insists on a formal parade before we go out into the boonies to hunt Charlie."

by AKACroatalin November 6, 2016

Mogging

Slang from Norfolk (the county in England not the city in Virginia) and it means to trudge laboriously over snow. See also trampoosing.

I’m mogging over to Joe’s, he’s been freeze distilling his apple wine.

by AKACroatalin January 8, 2017