| *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} |
| mate |
good friend |
| me |
my {e.g. that’s me mum mate} |
| meat & two veg |
male genitalia |
| meths |
metholated spirt (gets you pissed and can make you blind) |
| muff |
female genitalia |
| mum |
Mother |
| naff |
poor quality |
| naff all |
You don’t know a bloody thing about it >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| naff off |
See "piss off" >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| neck down |
hired loaders that dont have to think just have to do what touring crew tells them >> submitted by Andy |
| Nutter |
A crazy person >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| oily |
cigarette (oily rag = fag = ciggy) >> submitted by Ted L |
| P.45 Button |
P.45 is what you get over here when you lose your job. This one often applies to the ‘SOLO TO MASTER BUS’ switch on sound mixers >> submitted by James REECE-FORD |
| pants |
men’s underwear |
| peaks |
upper part of female anatomy >> submitted by Andy |
| petrol |
gasoline |
| "piece o’ piss" |
easy |
| pinch |
steal |
| pissed |
drunk or to get drunk {e.g. he was pissed as a newt} |
| piss off |
go away {e.g. Why the bloody hell don’t you just piss off then?} |
| pisser |
funny {e.g. Roadie.net is an absolute pisser} >> submitted by Andy |
| plastered |
drunk |
| Ponce |
Someone pretending to be more than they are >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| Pond Robber |
Frenchman >> submitted by Oz |
| poofter |
male homosexual |
| Prat |
fool, idiot or objectionable person. |
| pub |
neighborhood bar |
| Punter |
Somebody who comes to see the gigs >> submitted by Dave O |
| quid |
British currency: One pound sterling {e.g. I gave me mate a five quid note} |
| RAF |
RAF – can stand for Royal Air Force, in roadie slang would stand for Real Ale Fart…something to be avoided at all costs.. >> submitted by Andrew Murdock |
| rag muncher |
someone having oral sex with female on period |
| rat arsed |
drunk |
| ratted |
drunk (they have lots of expressions for drunk don’t they?) |
| rave |
party |
| ring you up |
to call on the telephone {e.g. I’ll ring you up luv!} >> submitted by RoTo |
| rompers |
panties {e.g. come on Luv, drop your rompers and give us a peek} |
| rotten |
good {e.g. I shagged her rotten, baby} |
| Sausage Jockey |
a gay person >> submitted by Andrew Murdock |
| scrumpy |
strong alcoholic drink made from double fermented apples |
| seppo |
slang: septic tank = yank = american >> submitted by Wulf |
| shag |
To have sex |
| Shirt lifter |
a gay |
| shmeg |
anything loose thats not in cases that can be thrown on top of truck pack >> submitted by Andy (see also smeg) |
| Shopping trolley |
Like supermarket trolleys, some flight cases have their own opinion on where they should go >> submitted by James REECE-FORD |
| skids |
shorts |
| skins |
rolling papers (Veera Lynne’s = skins); "Geez a veera, mate" = give me some rolling papers >> submitted by Ted L |
| smeg (1) |
small stuff (crap that you hate and don’t want but have to carry around). >> submitted by Dave O |
| smeg (2) |
also used as an insult for someone else – comes from smegma, ie.dick cheese. >> submitted by Andrew Murdock |
| snog |
kiss |
| Socapex |
Multiple connector originally used for lighting now also used for speaker multicores. frequently used to refer to the cable i.e.. I need a 20M socapex here >> submitted by John Deans |
| Sod |
Short for sodomy… meanin buggery >> submitted by Dan RFL |
| Spider |
Break out cable from multiword to individual connectors >> submitted by John Deans |
| Splitter |
A standard coach (bus) converted so that the back area is separated and takes all the gear >> submitted by Randall "Info" Koenig RFL-DFL |
| Stage Hanger |
Refers to the folks who hang around the stage for ages after a gig getting in your way hoping to get a plectrum or souvenier. >> submitted by Andrew Murdock |
| straight away |
immediately {e.g. "Come on Lads, we need to fly that truss straight away") |
| suss |
figured out {e.g I’ve got that sussed out} |
| taking the piss |
joking |
| teabags |
British roadies (usually arrogant) >> submitted by Gary |
| torch |
flashlight |
| tosser |
contemptable person, an idiot {e.g. "he was such a sad tosser"} |
| tosspot |
stupid {e.g. total f****n’ tosspot} |
| Transit |
Medium size van popular with small hire companies or for general delivery work >> submitted by John Deans |
| trees |
winch up lighting supports to put truss upon >> submitted by Dave O |
| Trog |
Slang:(short for Troglodyte) A lighting person. >> submitted by Dave O |
| Truck Bongo |
An erection caused by vibration whilst driving a truck >> submitted by Dave O |
| Twist |
Deviant >> submitted by Robert Hilliker |
| Twonk |
idiot >> submitted by Wulf |
| Veera Lynne’s |
rolling papers (Veera Lynne’s = skins); "Geez a veera, mate" = give me some rolling papers >> submitted by Ted L |
| Vidiot |
(Pronounced Vid-ee-it): Anyone involved with live video production.; combination of video and idiot >> submitted bydaz abz |
| VLB |
Applies to trelcos, other 3-way splitters / adapters – Very Lucky Bastard (one male, three females!) See also LB – >> submitted by Fraser ‘Frank’ Munro |
| Wally |
stupid or an imbecile {e.g. he is such a bleedin’ Wally} |
| wally check |
Very last check to ensure no idiot has left anything behind >> submitted by Caz |
| Wanker |
contemptable person, an idiot {e.g. he was such a bleedin’ Wanker} or Masterbate |
| Wilkins |
A self important person that works for the venue,, a person not conected to the crew (who’s that Wilkins over there). (this expression was first coined by the Who’s crew around 1967 and is still used by some of us older hands today ,,so the person in question has no idea they are being talked about).. Peter Cody Lambert |
| "Willie Wobblers" |
Big huge speakers because they were so loud they, yes, made your willie wobble. I’ve always loved that. >> submitted by Katherine Doughtie |
| WOP |
(WithOut Paper) Same as IT (Italian) >> submitted by Walter Ferrandes |
| workers |
"working lights" general lighting usually fluorescent or halogen floods to light the sage during set-up up get out or when working on stage when the main rig is off. At the end of show the stage manager will normally call for workers before the lighting tech finally kills the rig >> submitted by John Deans |
| Yank |
Anyone from America |
