A fork of Rural Dictionary
1) A large bird that is said to give bad luck to sailors.
2) Anything or anyone which is seen as an omen of bad fortune.
2) The oldest pub in Berkley, California.
At length did cross an Albatross:
Thorough the fog it came;
As if it had been a Christian soul,
We hailed it in God's name.
It ate the food it ne'er had eat,
And round and round it flew.
The ice did split with a thunder-fit;
The helmsman steered us through!
And a good south wind sprung up behind;
The Albatross did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariners' hollo!
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white,
Glimmered the white Moon-shine.
"God save thee, ancient Mariner!
From the fiends, that plague thee thus!--
Why look'st thou so?"--With my cross-bow
I shot the ALBATROSS.
-the Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1. Going through the motions of a particular activity without consciously thinking about what you are doing.
2.Shutting off unnecessary parts of your brain while performing a repetitive task.
I've been albatrossing at my job for over three years because it is repetitive and does not provide any type of intellectual stimulation.
A type of bird, however, in the context of Rossmoyne Senior high school, Albatross refers to a teacher named Albert Lyons. It is most commonly used by a tight knitted group of students who are familiar with the inside joke though others have caught on and started using this name for Mr Lyons.
Albatross looked at me again hehe; Albatross is unaware of one of the students on their phone again.
A large 'seagull like' bird, usually found in and around Areias Village Hotel, Albufeira, Portugal joining in on hen do's.
Likes eating left over chips and drinks from the pool.
Will answer to Alby or Albert and has just one friend in life - Antonia 'the albatross lover' Philip.
Commonly mistaken with a seagull - but he is clearly an Albatross - only a fool would think otherwise.
Oh look at that bird, ahhh its an albatross, no its a seagull - NO IT IS AN ALBATROSS - seriously - thats Alby - the Albatross!!