Vatu's definitions

Brick

10 thousand US dollars cash, in 100 dollar bills.

"The guy makes a brick a month."

by Vatu November 1, 2013

Think

An idea that has been looked at more thoroughly and from various angles, often by a group of people.

Well, initially John's roof proposal seemed like a good idea but it turned out to be a bad think after we had a look at some possible scenarios.

by Vatu March 1, 2019

broke-up

When bros decide not to be bros anymore.

Go easy on Jim, he is going through a difficult broke-up with Charles.

by Vatu August 2, 2018

alpha time

A moment when it is time to step up and make good on your leadership credentials.

The team was underperforming and unco-ordinated. It was alpha time.

by Vatu May 3, 2019

Right kind of balls

When you have the required type and volume of courage for a task.

In the end, they agreed he wasn't the man for the job. He had the balls, but just not the right kind of balls.

by Vatu September 15, 2019

relax the issue

A non-confrontational device to make your final contribution to a strand of argument. The counterpart of "raising an issue".

"After having raised the point of budget revisions, Jim wanted to get on with other business so he relaxed the issue by alluding to maintaining the integrity of the project cycle."
"Well, it seems we are not going to see eye-to-eye on this so I want to relax the issue by saying just look at article number five."

by Vatu November 28, 2019

Go fuck yourself before you knock yourself

Stand down or you will be slapped.

Yo bro go fuck yourself before you knock yourself

by Vatu April 1, 2021