A fork of Rural Dictionary
It’s an adjective; it means able to adjust to new conditions or capable of being modified for a new purpose. It can be applied to both people and objects and some authorities say that being adaptable, able to cope with changing conditions, is why humans are the dominant life form on earth. It is frequently used in the workplace to describe someone who can handle anything and is capable of taking on the jobs that would have others scratching their heads until they got splinters under their fingers. It is also used to describe members of the British armed forces, one reason, perhaps, why they are the best in the world.
People are adaptable when conditions change. The telephone was sufficiently adaptable to go mobile and send texts.
A fratch is a quarrel or disagreement between two or more people. It can vary from a fairly mild dispute through an overexcited slanging match to a no holds barred dust up.
“He was lookin’ for a fratch and kept pushin’ an’ shovin’ me. So I gave ‘im a smack in the chops, ‘e got what ‘e wanted.”
Hurtful is an adjective and means causing distress or injury to someone’s feelings; causing pain or suffering, especially of a psychological nature; it can also mean harmful to living things.
“She’s such a nasty cow, she only opens her gob to make a hurtful remark!”
There are a number of different meanings for the word brick so don’t just dump it there’s some good stuff here: 1 Very cold. Usually only used to describe the temperature of a place, e.g. the weather or indoors in a particular location. 2 An unintelligent person. Derived from "thick as a brick." 3 A basketball shot in which the ball bounces off the backboard and/or hits the rim, but does not go though the net. 4 A large quantity of drugs packaged in a brick shape, especially cocaine. 5 An external power transformer that provides power from a wall socket to a laptop, wireless router, projector, etc 6 A piece of electronic equipment that has been rendered inoperable. This usually happens when trying to update the firmware or BIOS of the device, when "jail-breaking", installing new mobile phone ROMs, etc. 7 A large mobile phone. 8 British slang for a reliable person. 9 To bail, ditch, let down, not show up or do something as promised/agreed to. 10 To hit something or someone with bricks. 11 To avoid doing something because of fear, derives from shitting bricks.
1 It's brick outside today, I’m going to have to put on my thermals. 2 That twonk is such a brick! 3 He keeps on hitting bricks, the useless wanker. 4 I'm gonna score a brick tonight. 5 The sodding brick is fucked. 6 I think I’ve fucked up the brick. 7 That’s not a mobile phone, it’s a brick. 8 You can always rely on Charlie, he's a real brick. 9 Looks like he's gonna brick on the party, but the rest of us are coming. 10 That fat bastard has pissed them off once too often, they’re going to brick him. 11 I knew he’d brick it, no way would he do a parachute jump.
It’s an informal adverb principally meaning in concealment or out of sight. It is usually used in the phrase lie doggo meaning to hide and keep quiet, but can also be used on its own to mean “keep quiet about something” or “don’t tell anyone”.
That’s illegal here, keep it doggo.
British Army acronym describing arboreal warfare, it stands for Fighting In Woodland And Forest
"Arkie, what're we doin' on these manoeuvres?" "FIWAF."
Gronfing is the act of eating greedily, noisily and messily. It is associated with the verb gronf which is to eat greedily, noisily and messily and the noun gronfy a person who gronfs. It is believed that the word originated in Scotland where a colloquial name for a pig is a "grunfy", but is now used south of the border.
"It's drinks and nibbles at Jennie and Phil's tonight; Malcolm hasn't been invited, after all once he gets gronfing no-one else gets a look in."