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Name given to the informal links that criss-cross upper society, enabling people with power to do favours in exchange for favours with someone else in a different area of expertise. May also be called bribery and cheating buggery.
"I need a loan but my bank manager can't help me. Can you lend me a couple of thousand until the divorce is settled?" - typical plea given when consulting the Old Boy's Network.
by Mr Ben February 7, 2005
Get the Old Boy's Network mug.A sudden and inexplicable increase in customers, causing massive amounts of damage and devastation. Then, just as strangely as it appears, the whole thing blows over and the place is empty and now wrecked.
by Mr Ben February 7, 2005
Get the tornado mug.A derogatory term, used to describe bogus-sounding chemicals found in various products within the cosmetics industry.
"New Pantene Pro-V Ultra! With polyhydro-oxides and vitamin G17! Restores the shine to your hair!" - "polyhydro-oxides" and "vitamin G17" are two examples of newidiums.
by Mr Ben February 8, 2005
Get the newidium mug.Anything which is so worn-down and clapped out that failure is inevitable. May also be applied to movies in the same way that turkey is, denoting a movie of such awfulness that it defies belief.
by Mr Ben February 8, 2005
Get the clunker mug.A product or item that is endlessly upgraded or improved and which users don't mind having to pay full price for the latest examples. A frequent occurance within video games.
EA Games have two cashcows - "The Sims" and the "FIFA" series of games. Neither of which I'd play if you paid me.
by Mr Ben February 8, 2005
Get the cashcow mug.A tiny item or person but with a huge amount of cuteness and/or youth attached. Coined by ginger-haired freak Chris Evans during the Nineties.
Ickle may be used in the same way as mister, before the person's name.
Ickle may be used in the same way as mister, before the person's name.
by Mr Ben February 9, 2005
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