Results for “horse feathers”

19 results

Horsefeathers
interjection

A 1920s cry of 'nonsense!' since horses have no feathers in the first place.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
horse
noun

A bent screw — the guard who runs your contraband.

#prison#incarceration#contraband#corruption
story horse?
phrase

Dublin greeting — 'what's the story, horse?' compressed.

#irish#dublin#greeting#ireland
flyin' horses
noun phrase

A merry-go-round, specifically the antique one in City Park.

#nola#dialect#south#childhood
dead horse
noun

Tomato sauce (rhyming slang).

#australian#aussie#food#rhyming-slang
tricep horseshoe
noun

Triceps so developed they form a horseshoe shape.

#gym#fitness#anatomy#muscle
hold your horses
phrase

Wait; slow down; be patient.

#american#regional#patience#idiom
enough to choke a horse
phrase

An excessive amount.

#american#regional#quantity#idiom
whimsey
noun

Pit-head winding gear — originally the horse-powered version.

#brummie#black-country#mining#midlands
hoss road
noun

The street. Literally the 'horse road' — the bit where the traffic goes.

#brummie#black country#transport#midlands
keffel
noun

An old, knackered horse — a nag, from the Welsh for horse.

#welsh#wales#animals#archaic
Pony play 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#kink#leather#pet-play#lgbtq
brumby
noun

A wild horse.

#australian#aussie#animals
cushty
adjective

Good, great, sorted; popularised by Only Fools and Horses.

#cockney#london#british#approval
plonker
noun

A fool or idiot; catchphrase from Only Fools and Horses.

#cockney#london#british#insult
cuddy
noun

A horse or donkey

#scottish#irish#animals#farm
kelpie
noun

A shape-shifting water spirit, often a horse

#scottish#irish#folklore#myth
haad yer pash
phrase

Be patient; hold your horses

#british#regional#phrase#patience
ploat
verb

To pluck (feathers)

#british#regional#verb#action