Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Wasting time doing something that isn't useful or productive.
"Stop faffing around! We need to be at the pool in 5 minutes!"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Wasting time doing something that isn't useful or productive.
"Stop faffing around! We need to be at the pool in 5 minutes!"
English
The South,
United States
nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
Used to describe someone who is nervous. The imagery is that a cat with a long tail would be in constant danger of having its tail crushed under the moving chairs in a room full of rocking chairs
“Did you get to see her before she gets on stage?” “Yes, she’s nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, but I think she’ll be great.”
English
English speaking countries
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People, 30+
To be really happy about something.
I got the job I really wanted, and I am over the moon about it!
Expression USED In the past BY People from the countryside
Refer to something of cheap or low value. If something is surprisingly inexpensive, you could say "it's peanuts." Or if you're working for a very low wage, you could say "You're working for peanuts." Peanuts are a very cheap item in this context.
"It's going to cost $40 for all 5 of you to go." "That's $8 a person. You're talking peanuts at that point."
Submitted May 2021 by iimickeyii
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
To try your best / give everything to achieve something
Danny is really working hard at the gym. Yeah, he’s going balls to the walls.
Abbreviation USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A very shortened version of "What's going on?", used in the way of asking someone what they're up to or how they are.
"Hey Gaz, scarnon mate? Been busy?"
"Hello Gary, what's going on? Have you been busy?"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Millenials
It’s been a while, it’s been a long time, it has not happened recently
"It’s been a minute since I’ve seen my coworkers in person. The office has been closed for over a year. "
Expression USED On Occasion BY people on the internet
(n.) • A milkshake duck describes the phenomena on the internet for a viral story to appear wholesome, only to be ruined later by the backstory of the person or thing featured in the story. It is based on a tweet by @pixelatedboat that says "The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist".
"Did you see the video of the guy on zoom with the filter saying he was not a cat?" "I did! So funny. Too bad it turned out to be a milkshake duck."
Slang USED On Occasion BY People Over 30
(evil) • Another word for cool, awesome, great, amazing or fun
"What did you think of the rollercoaster?" "It was wicked!"
"What did you think of the rollercoaster?" "It was great!"
English
English speaking countries
Neologism USED On Rare Occasion BY women
When a field of interest of women is taken over by men, subsequently pushing out the women who were previously there.
"Computer science used to be filled with women until men came in and mentrified the field."
English
| Bristolian
Bristol,
United Kingdom
Standard Phrase USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A greeting to express thanks to a bus driver when getting of the bus
"Cheers drive! Have a good day!"
Expression USED On Very Rare Occasion BY women
The kind of underwear women are supposed to wear, just in case you end up in a car crash.
"I don't want to show you my underwear, cos obviously I haven't got my car crash underwear on."
Submitted January 2021 by amarens
they couldn't lie straight in bed
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
The person referred to is very dishonest and is unable to tell the truth in any context.
"Boris Johnson couldn't lie straight in bed."
Word USED On Occasion BY Some People
A bald man combing the rest of his hair over his bald spot.
"Look at that - Max has a serious comb over."
Expression USED Frequently BY Some People
Expression used to describe how poorly a garment fits to the body of the person wearing it.
"What do you think of my dress?" "Sorry but it fits like a gunny sack."
Submitted December 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
It is a standard and frequently used way to say that something fits extremely well.
"That's a beautiful jacket and it fits him like a glove."
Word USED Very frequently BY Everyone
To lime means to hang out.
"We were liming at the mall yesterday."
Submitted December 2020 by ttchatterbox
English dialect
East Anglia and Essex,
England
Word USED On Occasion BY Most People
Shanny means scatter-brained or foolish. It is equivalent to 'duzzy' and 'diddy', other Norfolk dialect words meaning silly or foolish.
"That new friend o' yarn, she be a shanny sort of flart."
"Your new friend is a scatter-brained fool."
Submitted November 2020 by anonymous
Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A response to someone who is stating the obvious. It refers to the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
"The sky is blue" "No shit, Sherlock!"
Expression USED On Occasion BY Everybody
When someone discovers or creates something that already exists. Most often used when someone is wasting significant time or effort to create the thing in question.
"School committees should seek to improve upon existing methods, not reinvent the wheel every time they develop a new curriculum."
