A fork of Rural Dictionary
British slang - after Michael Palin, tv personality. A travel bore.
It was a terrific party until I was cornered by this ghastly Palin who was whittering on about his visit to Kamchatka.
Viagra - comes from the appearance of four tablets on the foil-wrapped card. Also punning on British girl band Four of Diamonds
'How can that old guy manage it with that young chick?' 'He's playing the four of diamonds.' 'Doing it with the Four of Diamonds must be fun!'
to eavesdrop on someone at a computer by putting your chin on their shoulder (derives from the Duchess resting her shin on Alice's shoulder in Alice in Wonderland
Stop duchessing me, Wyatt! You can have the computer in a minute!
To drag or push through the mud, literally or metaphorically.
They took that guy to the edge of the swamp and oozed him for two hours. She hired a smart lawyer who really oozed her ex.
You can't go to the office in those railroad tracks, Bill! Thanks for offereing to iron your own pants, but if they turn out like that you'd better leave it to me.
Doing unpleasant jobs short term.
He used his teaching qualification to go shitholing in inner city schools.
'Bill, you left a floater in there! You could at least have put some paper on top!' 'I flushed it twice. It must be a king among floaters!'