Alaskan bush people 1. phr. Title of a Discovery Channel docudrama-style reality show depicting the tribulations of a family and large TV crew surviving in the US northern territories. 2. n. Those who prefer their beartrapper’s hats in a wild and woolly, off-grid style.
Aslan’s breath n. medic. A case of dung lung so noisome that it instantly renders one’s old chap flaccid. From The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in which, by breathing on them, the lion un-petrifies people who have previously been turned to statues by the White Witch.
au snatchurel phr. Fr. Descriptive of an un-groomed ladygarden. ‘Struth, it’s like a toasted cheese sandwich that’s been dropped on a barber’s floor down here, Germaine.’ ‘Yes, I’ve been keeping it au snatchurel, cobber.’
bear cave phr. The performance of s*xual congress whilst trying to make a minimal amount of noise. From the imagined reality of taking shelter from a storm or other threat only to find out you are surrounded by sleeping grizzlies. ‘Gran’s in the next room and mum and dad are still up, so we’re going to have to bear cave this, Mother Superior.’
best friend I can’t keep my hands off, a 1. phr. Form of words used by women on dating apps, to denote their ideal male companion. 2. euph. From a male perspective, the John Thomas. Also partner in
