Flickr/Matthew Wilkinson. To "pull a blinder" involves achieving something difficult faultlessly and skilfully. The phrase is most commonly used when the individual has been lucky and the person saying it is in disbelief that the first person has managed to pull it off.
(slang) A bout of heavy drinking, a bender.
Someone playing a good game of sport (having a “blinder”), or something that's exceptionally good. Can also be “bonza” or “beaut.”
an excellent performance at some activity, especially in sport: Weir played a blinder in yesterday's semifinal. Success and achievements.
idiom. You've pulled is an English familiar expression. to pull someone (UK slang): to seduce, to successfully attract someone; to kiss someone (UK slang) idiom. Still having difficulties with 'You've pulled'?
The origin of the term 'Johnnie' dates back to 17th century Britain, when people started referring to condom packages as “John Milles” or “Johnny Mills”. People did this in honour of John Milles, who ran an apothecary shop in London and sold condoms.
Bonnie. Used in Scotland, this word means "pretty" or "beautiful", and is normally used in reference to a woman. Some think it has its origins in the French word bon, meaning "good".
blinder (n.)
In 19c. use, especially of blinkers for horses (1809), and often figurative. They were said to prevent the horse being startled by peripheral movements and to keep it steady at its work, but many equestrian authorities railed against them as cruel and unnecessary. Related: Blinders.
It dates from at least the early 60s. A blinder is normally something blindingly good, dazzling, startling, etc. - but sometimes it's just as exceptional, only bad.
to be able only to see things one way and unwilling or unable to consider other possibilities. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Australian. Edit. In Australia the word Minge refers to the female pubic hair and gets its name from the combination of the words Moot and Fringe.
Pikey's most common contemporary use is not as a term for the Romani ethnic group, but as a catch-all phrase to refer to people, of any ethnic group, who travel around with no fixed abode.
Contributor's comments: "Tilly" is an nickname members of the Defence Force (Army) use to describe the Tracked Load Carrier (TLC).
On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to blinder, such as: blindfold, bluff, flab, hood, and shade.
Their team played a blinder to beat us in the closing seconds of the match.
Peaky blinder – a flat cap worn by the Birmingham gang in the 1900s. Piece – meaning a slice of bread and butter, sometimes also describes a sandwich. Pop – any fizzy soft drink, such as a lemonade or a Coke. Rocks – hard sweets/candies.
It consists of a curved strip of flexible material that wraps around the back of the user's head and extends out to shield the sides of their eyes. Any distractions in the user's peripheral vision are blacked out.
Trouble and Strife is cockney rhyming slang for wife. We chose this name because it acknowledges the reality of conflict in relations between women and men.
The most common British slang terms for wife are “missus,” “old lady” and “wifey”. Some more old fashioned ones include terms like “the boss” or “ball and chain”. In Cockney rhyming slang , a wife is referred to as “trouble” or “trouble and strife”. If any single one is most common, it is probably “missus”.
Peng. Meaning: (Adjective) 'Peng' is a word that describes superior quality. Since the British are creative when it comes to words, 'peng' has become British slang for a handsome man or an attractive person in general.
/ (ˈfræŋə) / noun. Australian slang a condom.
A waist bag, or fanny pack (American English), belt bag, moon bag, belly bag (American English), or bumbag (British English) is a small fabric pouch worn like a belt around the waist by use of a strap above the hips that is secured usually with some sort of buckle.
noun. /mɪndʒ/ /mɪndʒ/ (British English, taboo, slang) the female sex organs or pubic hair.
Verb. (Australia, slang, dated) To kiss and cuddle; to canoodle.
hottie (plural hotties) (slang, Australia, New Zealand, now rare) Synonym of hotshot. (slang, originally Australia) A physically or sexually attractive person.