South London term meaning to beat up, assault, hospitalise etc. Derived from 'The Turks' a gang of London mobsters of the 1950's renowned for their violent punishment beatings.
"Talk to me like that once more and I'm gonna turk you Calvert"
(Hawkwind bass player Adrian Shaw, quoted in the book 'Do Not Panic - The official history of Hawkwind'.)
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British TV sci-fi show from the late 1970's where a group of ill matched revolutionaries fight an all prevading evil federation through a gravel pit near Letchworth (Bedfordshire).
However dispite it's zero budget special effects and shakey sets the quality of both the writing and acting made it a classic. It ran for four seasons.
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A former torey minister and brown toungued, nazi, arse boy of Margret Thatcher best known for his ability to ride a bike whilst balancing a hotel on his head.
"If my love of my country makes me a racist, then so be it!!" (Norman Tebbit - 1978 Conservative party conference)
"Will some one dig me out of this pile of rubble" (Norman Tebbit - 1984 Torey Party conference)
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UK slang, rhyming = fellatio
To give oral sex on a male member. From the popular Horatio Hornblower novels.
She performed horatio all night long and we never even went to sea.
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A 'dead ball' kick in football (soccar) taken from the corner of the pitch. Awarded after the defending team has put the ball out of play over their own dead ball line.
Beckham's In swinging corners are causing the opposition no end of trouble.
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The trademark and much loved feature of the old Wembley Stadium in London. Sadly demolished to make way for a new facility
Yes we all know Wembley needed to be redeveloped, but did they really have to demolish the twin towers as well?
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UK usage
1) Small fireworks designed to make a loud bang, popular with children.
2) Sausages, normally served with mash
We threw some bangers at the local bobby and went to me mams house for bangers and mash.
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