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Round the houses

(prep.) In other forums. Around the bazzars

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Schoolboy (error)

(n.) You have made a very elementary mistake in my opinion. Basics

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  • Basics
  • Basics
  • Bread and butter
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SOP

(abbr.) Standard Operating Procedure; the recognised usual way of doing something.


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Standby to standby

(stat.) Decrease your state of readiness for the moment as there is a delay, but be prepared to revert to a fully alert state when required to do so. cf. Chill herbs, Chill your beans

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  • Hang slack
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Sweet work

(excl.) The task we have been discussing was executed extremely well.


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Swings and Roundabouts

(sim.) It makes little difference which option you choose, because all of courses of action are likely to yield the same result. Six of one, Six and two threes, Cummerbunds & waistcoats

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TAFing

(v.) To forecast the possibility that something may happen; or that someone is thinking about doing something in the near future. Eg: “He’s in the pub now but he’s ~ going to the club.” cf. Gusting


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Take one for the team

(v.) To subject oneself to physical or mental anguish so that others do not suffer in the same way.


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Tea and sticky’s

(phr.) A situation where the sortie or mission is complete in all aspects and one is able to relax. Tea and medals

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Tee up

(v.) To arrange or schedule an event or activity. Jack up

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Trail of ducks

(adj.) A trail of anything.


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Trip over your dick

(v.) To embarrass oneself usually publicly.


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U/S

(acron. adj.) Unserviceable. Broken. cf. Snag, CAT5.


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Untidy

(adj.) An understated description of a poor performance or bad situation. Eg: “I ran off the runway yesterday that was a bit ~.”


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Up the ying yang

(phr.) A great excess of something. Coming out of our arseholes


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V

(adv.) Short for ‘very’, used by people who don’t have enough time or who are unwilling to say the whole word. cf. Tick VG


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Vickky verca/verky

(phr.) Inane incorrect pronunciation of ‘Vice Versa’ for comedy effect


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Wash up

(v.) To conclude summarising the relevant points of a visit, exercise, course or series of events. wind up cf. Bottom line


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Wedge

(n.) 1. A suitably impressive amount of money. 2. The simplest tool known to man.


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Wibble

(stat.) Said when no intelligent answer to a question can be produced. From Black Adder Goes Forth.


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