Country Dictionary

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Taplow

Named after a tiny English village, and pronounced like 80's power ballad band T'pau, this refers to the moment you realise your expections of a place or situation were wildy optimistic and have failed to materialise.

He accepted the invite to come in for coffee and was ovedrcome with a sense of Taplow when he realised that was all he was going to get.

by adamP May 08, 2012

jawbone effect

where jaws start dropping as a result of shock and dribble starts flowing.

the fall in the price of gold overnight triggered a massive jawbone effect on the market

by adamp February 06, 2004