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A flat-footed prostitute with venereal disease. "Floogie" was a substitute for "floozie" so the song, - written by Slim Gaillard - could be played on the radio. Floy-doy. Floy-doy. Floy-doy.
Flat-Foot Floogie With A Floy-Floy, Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers, youtube.com/watch?v=yLwGna15NcI
To be, or have been, hard at work. Originating in Australia.
"G'day mate, how ya been?"
"Mate! I've been flat out like a lizard drinking! This is hard yakka! I've been working on it for yonks!"
"Are you busy, Mike?"
"Busy! I'm flat out like a lizard drinkin!"
Adj. Simile. To be extremely busy to the point of running "flat out," a play on words involving the image of a lizard that physically stretches itself thin to literally drink water from a pond etc.
Slacking off? Are you kidding, mate? I'm flat out like a lizard drinking.
"I had to get to the hospital, I was going flat out like a lizard drinkin'"
something said in annoyance or shock, meaning "get hame" or "get to fuck", only politer. Usually said as response to a random or stupid comment by some timmeh.
Timmeh: Guess what!
Me: What?
Timmeh: Guess what!
Me: WHAT?!?
Timmeh: Guess what? Hi.
Me: Oh, get to your flat in turkey!!
1. verb/simile. To be working really hard, or so under the pump that you've found yourself dehydrated.
2. verb/simile. (sarcastic) Doing nothing at all.
1. How are ya, mate?
Oh, dude, I'm flat out like a lizard drinking.
Up for a brewskie later then?
Yeah, for sure.
2. How are ay, mate?
Oh, dude, I'm flat out like a lizard drinking.
Yeah righto, come out for a brewskie then.
Orright, seeya in a sec.