Rural Dictionary

Heading for the rhubarb

Veering dangerously off course, as in, when ploughing the garden with a horse-drawn one- furrow walking plough, which begins to skid to one side, endangering the rhubarb that grows from bulbs perennially in the grass at the edge of the garden.

“Hold ‘er, Newt; she’s heading for the rhubarb!” (farm implements are always feminine … hmmnnn)

by Jkb05 January 28, 2022

rhubarb and tonic moment

"Rhubarb and tonic" is what the crowd says on tv during a din in the courtroom when the defendant is proclaimed guilty or innocent because it provides the best sound mix.

Judge: I find the defendant guilty.
Crowd: (general din)

Judge: Order! What are they all saying?
Dick Wolf: Your honor, I believe they are saying "rhubarb and tonic"
Director: Yes, that's what we told them to say. This is what is called a "rhubarb and tonic moment".

by pe.kelly11 November 23, 2009

Talking Rhubarb

To talk complete nonsense, usually in a repetitive manner, or / and for a prolonged period. To spout verbal diarrhoea, usually to an audience of participating idiots. if the word absolute is used predominantly, then this used to accentuate the synonym 'Rhubarb'. Whilst there is no actual word that has an identical meaning, disregarding the association to the plant of the name. Often two words can be used to inflect the same meaning. Examples of this would be 'talking dog shit', 'talking broken biscuits', 'spouting shit' and talking out your 'arse / or ass pipe'

Mick, can you do us all a favour and stop talking rhubarb.

All that guy has done all night is talk absolute rhubarb, he needs to give it a rest.

I went to a party last night, and it was full of undesirables, there was this one guy that just sat there and talked rhubarb all night.

He must have been on drugs, because he didn't stop talking for over 8 hours and not one part of it made the slightest bit of sense - I've never seen someone talk absolute rhubarb like this guy did. It was like an assault on the ears.

by bradsbadluck July 29, 2022