book of Jim Crumley's encounters with badgers in the wild in Scotland. The quality of the writing is superb. Noun. A large organised dance music party featuring performances by DJ's and often involving drug taking. The term originated in the 1950s and since the late 1980s in Britain has become synonymous with electronic music such as the house and techno dance scene. If badgers could talk, they’d tell you that sleeping is their favorite pastime. As nocturnal predators, badgers enjoy sleeping the day away in cozy dark dens hundreds of metres long. When deep winter rolls around, an American badger can sleep for weeks! When a badger enters into a deep sleep, whether it lasts days or weeks, it’s known as torpor. During torpor, the badger’s heartbeat slows down and enters a hibernating-like state. However, badgers don’t enter into a full hibernation like bears do. 7. Badgers Are Promiscuous Noun. An act of sexual intercourse. E.g."I'd give her a good rogering anytime she likes." [Late 1700s] Exeter & Plymouth Gaz. 23 Aug. 4/3: Rough as a badger, Walter is, with gurt hands like a shoulder o’ mutton.

Noun. The act of using a vehicle to smash into a property so as to steal the goods, often a jewellers. Also ramraid. Noun. A bigoted, narrow-minded person, typically from the countryside. Originally a term for a ruralised bigot. Derog. [Orig. U.S.] Noun. A hot and spicy curry. One, that on digestion, may cause looseness of the bowels and diarrhoea. See 'ring'. Adj. Used to add positive emphasis, and expressing unqualified, wholeheartedness. Frequently heard in roaring success. {Informal}A. Chipper Aussie Swearers Guide 48: Rough as Guts. Save this one for the unpolished performance or performer.

Richard III, king of England between 1483-1485 and the last king of the House of York and of the Plantagenet dynasty. It was rough this morning Wind NW Lashing rain and a few soakings from the bigger waves made the fishing uncomfortable to say the least W. King York Spy 68: I produc’d a Microscope, and shew’d him the Girl’s Face in a true light, which appear’d to be as rough as a Bears Arse. Noun. An arab, Sikh, or other race, religion or culture that traditionally wears cloth headwear. Offens. Strong criticism, or verbal abuse. Frequently to give someone a roasting. E.g."He gave the kids a good roasting and grounded them for 2 weeks."Verb. To have a noisy quarrel. E.g."The neighbours have been rowing all night and I haven't slept for all the noise." {Informal} Noun. The drug Rohypnol, a powerful sedative, occ. used as a date-rape drug. Often in the plural as roofies. [Orig. U.S.]

Time of day/time of year: Badgers are nocturnal and rarely seen in the day. During warm summer weather they may emerge from the sett a short while before sunset. Sun. Times (Perth) 9 Mar. 7/4: ‘Rough as bags,’ or ‘rough as goats’ knees’ is often heard when he is describing someone who falls short of his standard. McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. 175: rough as [...] bags [...] Uncouth, crude or untidy; some of many versions from late C19 ANZ. Noun. Heard in expressions such as ' face like a robber's dog' and ' off like a robber's dog' and ' rough as a robber's dog'. An unreasonably priced commodity or service. From the feeling that one if being deceived. E.g."Those Versace jeans are a rip-off. You should try buying clothes from the market."

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Verb. To discover, to find out. E.g."She rumbled me when she overheard my conversation on the phone." Noun. An objectionable, small person. From runt meaning the smallest or weakest in a litter of animals. Phrs. Ordinary. E.g."That book you lent me was run of the mill but at least it kept me busy for the day."