| Balders n: | Thomas Baldwin |
| Big Man n: | Garry Barr |
| Big Tit n: | St Paul's Cathedral (orig. the shape of the dome that looks similar to a woman's breast) |
| BNJ abbr: | Bloody Nick Jones |
| bonus int: | fantastic |
| Brucester n: | Becky Bruce |
| to Bound v: | to change pubs from the Goodman's Field to the Liberty Bounds when the former stops serving |
| to camp it up v: | to send quarter or peal details to the Campanophile website |
| carnage n: | the aftermath after something has gone wrong (for example a touch of Stedman can end in carnage as can a particularly alcoholic pub session) |
| Chaz n: | Charles Herriott (also Chazmeister or Chazillicious) See also Herriotty |
| cheeky chunder n: | a vomit than cannot be described in any way as tactical (for example into a flowerpot in the Lord Mayor's parlour!) |
| cheeky touch n: | a piece of ringing lasting a few minutes used when the tower captain entrusts the conductor to determine the most sensible length of touch for the situation e.g.: Chris, could you call us a cheeky touch of Stedman |
| comedy adj: | describes an amusing event (for example watching somebody severely under the influence of alcohol attempt to ring a bell up) |
| constitution n: | the body of rules that govern the way the society is run, often quoted and argued over at meetings. See also secret ballot |
| controversial adj: | the usual response to a new or radical idea e.g.: Shall we go somewhere other than the Goodman's Fields? Controversial! |
| Cool Brad n: | Andrew Bradford |
| coolio adj: | cooler than cool |
| cunning adj: | an ingenious idea |
| danger danger n: | a warning of something that could be viewed as being hazardous or likely to cause problems. e.g.: I'd been drinking beer all evening and then went on to cider. Danger danger! See also high voltage |
| dither n: | a long period of indecisiveness with the end result of a lot of wasted drinking minutes, a tradition at which the society excels (for example the debate as to which pub to go to often whilst standing outside the one that will eventually be decided upon anyway) |
| Dave twin n: | a car identical in all but the number plate to Dave |
| disco n: | 1) the dance fest that follows the UL annual dinner 2) abbreviation for Discovery, a very nice Fuller's beer |
| Dave n: | Lucy Bricheno's car |
| Dottley n: | Dave Ottley |
| downwards adv: | the command to commence ringing something at the end of a practice which is guaranteed to fire out |
| El Pres n: | the president (orig Spanish el presidente = the president) |
| error n: | a mistake e.g.: I tried to dodge with you and then realised that I should have been making places. Error! See also schoolboy error |
| excellent adj: | (pron. spoken in a deep, slightly scary voice attempting to sound like a cyberman) extremely good |
| exciting (pr. ppl. v. to excit | something that could be described as being thrilling |
| explode v: | the stage when somebody (usu. Peter) is getting a bit too excited over something e.g.: That is so exciting, I might actually explode |
| fiend n: | somebody who is very good at something e.g.: You're a Stedman fiend! |
| finger-wigglingly good adj: | the state when something is so good or exciting that Lucy Bricheno's fingers move up and down uncontrollably |
| focus n: | a specifically aimed practice designed to help somebody with their ringing, usually on handbells e.g.: Kent focus |
| focus suff: | placed at the end of almost any word or phrase describing doing something e.g.: District line focus, church hall focus, bell focus |
| Fresher Jon n: | Jonathan Westlake (sometimes abbreviated to Fresh) |
| genius n: | a very clever person or idea |
| get in int: | 1) a request to get inside something (for example the tower when it is raining) 2) to show approval of something. See also get out |
| get out int: | 1) a request to get outside of something 2) the traditional response to "get in" |
| good skills n: | a term of congratulation to somebody who has achieved something impressive e.g.: Was that your first quarter inside? Good Skills! |
| Great Barr n: | 1) A suburb of Birmingham with a ring of 6 2) Garry Barr (orig. Great (as in large or occasionally fantastic) + Barr) |
| gutbuster n: | a very large meal that even manages to be too much food for certain members of the society known for their eating prowess |
| Herriotty n: | (pron. spoken in a deep Slavic accent in an attempt to sound like a vodka swilling Croatian) Charles Herriott (orig. the surname of Charles's presumed Croatian family) |
| high voltage int: | the traditional response to "danger danger" |
| issues n: | to have a problem with something e.g.: I'm having a few navigational issues! |
| J Egg abbr: | James Eggleston |
| JP abbr: | Peter Jasper |
| JW abbr: | Jon Waters (usage: not Jon Westlake) |
| lameo n: | unconvincingly feeble excuse to do something other than a UL event e.g.: He's not coming to the pub because he's being lameo |
| to large it v: | to go out being "one of the lads" usually involving copious amounts of alcohol and Cool Brad |
| legend n: | a person who has done something of note within the society |
| meal buddy n: | a person who is willing to share a two-fer with you. e.g.: Do you fancy being a meal buddy? See also two-fer |
| mission n: | a difficult challenge (for example to attempt to drink the most at the dinner) |
| ner-ner-ne-ner-ner int: | (pron. In a sing-song type of voice like you used to do when you were at primary school) So there (also ner ner ne ner and indeed ner) |
| Naughty Heather n: | Heather Forster (abbr. NH, not to be confused with Nick Hartley) |
| Ollyphant n: | Oliver Cross (orig. Olly + elephant) |
| passing loop n: | the last thing you hear when trying to have a conversation with Nick Jones on a train e.g.: So Nick, as I was saying, what did you think... sorry, passing loop! (synonyms: signalbox, station, track, platform etc.) |
| pizza and tea n: | 1) a euphemism for a chap taking a girl back to his place e.g.: Fancy coming back for some pizza and tea? (accompanied by a wink!) 2) an Italian type of food and an oriental drink eaten when Peter invites you back to his place e.g.: Fancy coming back for some pizza and tea? (accompanied by a frozen pizza and teabags!) |
| pintage n: | the act of going for a pint of beer. See also pubbage |
| Perty n: | Rupert Littlewood |
| poodle n: | Peter Jasper's hair, believed by some to be a separate entity e.g.: Shall we ask the poodle? |
| pubbage n: | the act of going to a public house |
| PPP n: | Pre-practice pint |
| Q n: | 1) (also Big Q or K) Quentin Jackson 2) Believed by some to be the initial letter of the capital of Malaysia |
| Quentin's sock n: | a knitted garment for the foot and lower leg owned by Q rumoured not to be used for the usual purpose |
| really adv: | (pron. emphasis on first syllable preferably at a pitch as high as possible) an expression of disbelief and usually excitement in a particularly juicy piece of gossip e.g.: The UL have been invited to be the subject of a television documentary. Really? |
| regular rectangle n: | a square e.g.: Be there or be a regular rectangle (also arch. rectangularshaped thing) |
| remedial n: | a harsher term for a tonk implying that medical attention may be required. |
| riduckulous adj: | something that is even more ludicrous than a ridiculous thing |
| Rude-mobile n: | Dave Hills's car |
| schoolboy error n: | a mistake that happens so regularly that you kick yourself every time you make it (for example ringing Stedman Caters and turning around in 4-5 instead of 6-7 at a bob) |
| secret ballot n: | 1) a vote where people mark ballot papers, controversially all UL elections are conducted in this way regardless of the number of candidates standing for a post 2) a threat to decide something in this manner if a long dither is looking imminent (for example which pub to go to when two different places are suggested simultaneously) |
| sess n: | (pron. sesh) an abbreviation of session |
| session n: | a prolonged period usually involving drinking beer in a pub. see also sess |
| Spoon's n: | a pub owned by J.D. Wetherspoon or one of a similar vein |
| tactical chunder n: | the act of removing the contents of one's stomach so one can get back to drinking without feeling unwell, usually done discreetly |
| tidy piles n: | an instruction to keep your pile of cards in a tidy fashion, essential when playing bridge with Lucy Bricheno |
| tonk n: | 1) a plonker or idiot 2) Rupert Littlewood (usu. The Tonk) |
| tonkish behaviour n: | the way of acting like a tonk |
| Tonkmeister n: | an alternative to The Tonk |
| Trimbo n: | Mike Trimm |
| triv n: | the pub quiz machine that eats all your money |
| tubeage n: | the act of using London's underground network |
| two-fer n: | to deal with somebody in a presumed violent way e.g.: If you knock over my pint I'm going to waste you. |
| to waste v: | to deal with somebody in a presumed violent way e.g.: If you knock over my pint I'm going to waste you. |
| UL n: | Generally accepted abbreviation for the society. For usage see "The First UL". |
| wasted adj: | the state reached after consuming far too much alcohol than is strictly necessary. |
| waster n: | 1) somebody who is, or appears to be wasted 2) a general term of abuse and/or endearment |
