| *Albatross | A f****d roadcase ie one broken wheel that hangs around the roadies neck who broke it, and he has to carry or push it untill its fixed. >> submitted by Dave O |
| arse | ass (a person or the buttocks) |
| bangers & mash | sausage & potatoes |
| Belgium | To flip a case on it's lid (truck talk) >> submitted by Rupert 42 |
| Belgium (Full) | "Full Belgium" referring to "wheels to the sky" The phrase was coined after a Belgian ferry "turned turtle" i.e. totally upside down somewhere in the English Channel or North Sea, one more demonstrating the blackness of the Brit humour. (First heard in back of truck at Wembley Arena, mere days after the massively fatal event) >> submitted by Trev B |
| Berk | idiot, moron "Berkshire Hunt=C*nt" >> submitted by Cheetah Chrome |
| Billies | Slang: The public: see also "punters" (the public) leading to Billy Bunters (an old comic character) and hence to Billies. As in "Oh sh*t they let the Billies in in 2 hours get on with the focus!" >> submitted by Tim Roberts |
| bitter | beer |
| bleedin' | expression: {e.g. throw it out the bleedin' window mate} |
| bloke | general term for a man {then the bloke fell right out of the balcony} >> submitted by ROTO |
| bloody | expression: {e.g. you're bloody well right} |
| boat race | face (as in, "lovely Bristols, luv. Pity 'bout the boat race" - great tits, but you're too ugly >> submitted by Ted L |
| bollocks | male genitalia or "bullshit" |
| bonnet | auto hood |
| boot | auto trunk |
| *Briefy | Briefcase for tools >> submitted by Dave O |
| Bristols | tits (Bristol Cities = titties) >> submitted by Ted L |
| Bugger | Homosexual |
| buggered | worn out, tired, or anal sex (sometimes all three) |
| bum | butt {e.g. I fell right on me bum} |
| Burke | idiot, moron (see also Berk) |
| ceeform | Range of mains connector from 16A to 125A 3 phase supposed to be common to all European countries save time in connecting lighting and sound mains feed, the 16A is getting popular for connecting lights >> submitted by John Deans |
| cheers | "Goodbye" or "So long", or "See you later"or "Thank You" |
| Colonies | USA |
| Come a cropper | very hard fall, bite the dust |
| *Cougar | ususaly a lifting platrom to get up into a grid to hang of focus lights and or pa theres more to come at a later stage >> submitted by Andy |
| crack | a woman or female genitalia |
| creamed | short for = cream crackered or Knackered or F****d Peter Cody Lambert |
| cricket | baseball (sort of) also "not fair" {e.g that's not quite cricket} |
| crumpet | cookie (e.g. Have some tea & crumpets gov?) |
| crumpet (2) | Brit musician's (at least in the 60's-70's) term for pussy >> submitted by Cheetah Chrome |
| cuppa | cup of tea (e.g. I would love to get together for a "cuppa") >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| daft | stupid or dumb (e.g. "Don't be so daft!") >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| dicey | risky or suspicious (e.g. "that get in's a bit dicey") |
| dick head | idiot (prick) |
| dillius | dildo |
| Dizzy Board | Power Distribution >> submitted by Dave O |
| dodgy | risky or suspicious |
| dog | phone; dog + bone = phone ("He's on the dog" = he's on the phone) >> submitted by Ted L |
| Doing the Paper work | Rolling a joint >> submitted by Dave O |
| Donald | He's "Donald" = for Donald Ducked, Tired, Worn out = F****d Peter Cody Lambert |
| DONALD DUCK | ryming slang truck >> submitted by Andy |
| dump | deficate {e.g. I need to take a dump} |
| earth | electrical ground |
| fag | cigarette |
| fanny | female genitalia |
| fife | butt (fife + drum = bum) "Kicked her right in the fife, he did" >> submitted by Ted L see also Khyber, bum, & arse |
| fire alarm | keep off, touch this and it means you empty the place an hour early! >> submitted by Kim W |
| fit | a good looking woman {e.g. "there's some fit crack mate"} |
| fiva | five pound note - currency >> submitted by Robert Smith |
| flogged (1) | drunk {e.g. me and me mates went to the pub and got flogged} |
| flogged (2) | sold or "to sell" >> submitted by Kal |
| *Foldback | Monitors (stage speakers for artist) >> submitted by Dave O |
| football | soccer |
| fortnight | two weeks (14 days) |
| French Septic | A person from Canada (see also Seppo) >> submitted by Andy Goodwin |
| frenchie | a condom; also "French letter" |
| f***wit | imbicile |
| Gaffer | A direct supervisor or one you report to >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| geez | give us (me), as in "Geez an oily, mate!" >> submitted by Ted L |
| geezer | General term for a man >> submitted by ROTO |
| get in | the load in |
| get weaving | get started |
| Gig pig | Usually a slightly overweight female that hangs around gigs in the hope of picking up one of the band or crew. >> submitted by Dave O |
| gig spanner | bottle opener >> submitted by Caz |
| gig turd | PVC or any other type of tape that sticks to your boots on de rigs / get outs ! >> submitted by daz. |
| gob | Slang: mouth e.g. "Shut your festering gob" >> submitted by ROTO |
| Gov'ner | Buddy, Pal {e.g. How are you today Govner?} abbr. "Gov" |
| grass, blow | cannabis |
| Harpo | Old BBC slang for toolbox >> submitted by John Norris |
| hole in the wall | ATM machine |
| holiday | vacation {e.g. me and the mrs. went to Spain on holiday} |
| hump | Verb: To hump - carry gear in or to have a shag >> submitted by Andrew Murdock |
| IT | (pronounced I-TI) an Italian >> submitted by Walter Ferrandes |
| kecs | shorts |
| kiwi road case | cardboard box or milk crate >> submitted by Andy |
| knackered | tired or broken {e.g. That amp is knackered} |
| knackers | testicles |
| knickers | women's underwear |
| khyber | Rhyming slang: 'Khyber Pass'='arse' >> submitted by Dan Hackney |
| Lampie | lighting guy >> submitted by John Deans |
| LB | 1st named after a grelco (15A 2-way adapter/splitter) but can be used for any 2-way splitters, because LB stands for Lucky Bastard (one male, two females) >> submitted by Fraser 'Frank' Munro |
| lead | wire or cable |
| lift | elevator |
| lorry | truck |
| Luv | Term of endearment {Love} |
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