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Jelly

UK usage.

A gelletine desert, usally fruit flavoured served with ice cream or cold custard. Known in the US as Jello
Sponge cake soaked in jelly and left over night to set is the bottom layer of trifle.
by black flag July 14, 2004
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tank

An armoured fighting vehicle designed as a weapon of battlefield superiority, now used as a method of repressing civilians.
Tienaman Square, The West Bank, Gazza Strip, Iraq, Afghanistan......
by black flag May 29, 2004
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gone pear-shaped

UK slang (London)

To go wrong, to be victims of Murphy's Law. Often heard for the lips of actors in Brit crime flicks and cop shows Origin obscure.
"Bloody Hell it's the sweeny, it's all gone pear shaped"
by black flag June 26, 2004
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Bish

UK USAGE

A contraction of 'Bishop', used in the Church of England for the more popular of Bishops.
The new Bish is a nice fella
by black flag June 20, 2004
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fair and balanced

A media term. An ideal which all newspapers, TV stations and other media should aspire too. This means giving equal air time column inches etc to all sides of the arguement. However in the world of commercial media cartels this ideal is sacrificed on the alter of the profit margin, political influence and self interest.

These days to gain a fair and balanced view of current events it is best to source your news from a number of different sources that offer as wider range of opinions as possible and make your own mind up.
Newscaster "Do you think this war is the correct course of action?"
Man A "Yes blah blah blah"
Man B "No Blah Blah blah"
Station owner "Man A is backed by our major sponsers, ignore man B"
by black flag May 29, 2004
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birder

A species of bird watcher. Not as fanatical as a twitcher. A bird will find hours of entertainment sitting by a window or in his car watching the behaviour and interaction of various species of birds.
My father was a birder, he would sit for hours staring onto the garden watching the flocks of chaffinches that thronged to his feeding table.
by black flag June 5, 2004
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Vinny Jones

UK football (soccar) term

A nasty and cynical hard tackle or blantent foul committed in the early minutes of a game on the most talented member of the opposing term with the single aim to cause pain or injury so the fouled player will think twice before recieving the ball, or trying out his flash skills less he recieves a second helping. Nmaed after the former Wimbledon / Wales central midfielder turned actor who honed this bending of the rules into a fine art. Some times contracted to a Vinny
Beckham was running the game until the central defender did a Vinny (Jones) on him.
by black flag June 2, 2004
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