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Definitions by karientoch

BRITISH
informal
a person in charge of others; a boss.
"street cleaners stopping for a smoke when their gaffer isn't in the vicinity"
gaffer by karientoch March 18, 2019

Tom and Jerry 

A Tom and Jerry is a traditional Christmas time cocktail in the United States, devised by British journalist Pierce Egan in the 1820s. It is a variant of eggnog with brandy and rum added and served hot, usually in a mug or a bowl.
"I'll have 2 pints of lager and a Tom and Jerry, thanks Guv'ner'
Tom and Jerry by karientoch March 18, 2019

Dog and Duck 

"I'll be there in a minute, I just have to go and make the Dog and Duck"
Dog and Duck by karientoch March 18, 2019

Zopiclone 

The active ingredient in Imovane and other generics - a sleeping tablet. Similar in effect to Benzodiazepines - however pharmacologically different. Classified as a 'Z-Drug' they are prescribed mostly in the UK and Australia and are analogous to the eszopiclone sold in the United States.
'I used to take Valium to help me sleep but it stopped working so my doctor prescribed some Zopiclone
Zopiclone by karientoch March 18, 2019
'Look at that big Plumpo over there, he's huge!'
Plumpo by karientoch March 18, 2019
Foie gras is considered a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been especially fattened. By French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force-feeding corn with a feeding tube, a process also known as gavage. In Spain and other countries, it is occasionally produced using natural feeding. Ducks are force-fed twice a day for 12.5 days and geese three times a day for around 17 days. Ducks are typically slaughtered at 100 days and geese at 112 days.
"I think today I'll try some Pate de fois gras with my lunch'
fois gras by karientoch March 18, 2019
A man who makes unwelcome sexual advances to women.

From the late 19th century: probably a derivative of slang mash ‘attract sexually’, ‘infatuation’, perhaps from Romany masherava ‘allure’.
The old man in the pub was a real masher.
Masher by karientoch March 16, 2019