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Cricketing lexicon
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Bijed
International Regular
In honour of the recently retired:
Misbah's twin 99s, noun
An upsetting or mildly tragic sequence of events that epitomises a particular person
"Ken had spent his whole life being rejected and bullied, so it was perhaps not surprising that Misbah's twin 99s occurred after his death when the parish church refused him a plot in it's cemetery and the local funeral director's wouldn't organise his funeral."
Misbah's victory in the Caribbean, noun
A deservedly noteworthy success that caps off an impressive and distinguished career.
"Sue had dedicated her entire life to the study of genetics, so it was a wonderful Misbah's victory in the Caribbean for her final research project to lead to the development of the cure for Parkinson's disease."
Misbah's twin 99s, noun
An upsetting or mildly tragic sequence of events that epitomises a particular person
"Ken had spent his whole life being rejected and bullied, so it was perhaps not surprising that Misbah's twin 99s occurred after his death when the parish church refused him a plot in it's cemetery and the local funeral director's wouldn't organise his funeral."
Misbah's victory in the Caribbean, noun
A deservedly noteworthy success that caps off an impressive and distinguished career.
"Sue had dedicated her entire life to the study of genetics, so it was a wonderful Misbah's victory in the Caribbean for her final research project to lead to the development of the cure for Parkinson's disease."
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I wonder if this thread will end as a Misbah's victory in the Caribbean for Bijed. 
Shady Slim
International Coach
i'll have a go around
Gabriel's Hoick
noun
A situation in which all or almost all of the hard work is done but it gets erased by an utter brain fade
Greg managed to get a dinner date with the hottest girl at work but found himself in quite the Gabriel's Hoick when he told her she looked "kinda like a cow when she chewed" driving home.
Gabriel's Hoick
noun
A situation in which all or almost all of the hard work is done but it gets erased by an utter brain fade
Greg managed to get a dinner date with the hottest girl at work but found himself in quite the Gabriel's Hoick when he told her she looked "kinda like a cow when she chewed" driving home.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Now now, Shady, you are in a safe place. You can always admit it was you with that Gabriel's Hoick on the date.
Bijed
International Regular
mick lewis, noun
Someone only known or remembered for doing very badly at something.
"Eddie the Eagle is known across the world for being a terrible ski jumper. You could say he's the mick lewis of his sport."
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mcgain, noun
A terrible debut performance.
"Erica was thrilled to have landed the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera as her first Broadway appearance, but sadly she was got so nervous that she delivered a mcgain, having forgotten most of her lines in the first act."
Someone only known or remembered for doing very badly at something.
"Eddie the Eagle is known across the world for being a terrible ski jumper. You could say he's the mick lewis of his sport."
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mcgain, noun
A terrible debut performance.
"Erica was thrilled to have landed the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera as her first Broadway appearance, but sadly she was got so nervous that she delivered a mcgain, having forgotten most of her lines in the first act."
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Pankaj, verb
to get a long overdue opportunity, only to underperform
'I've been offered the position of forum moderator which I'd been working towards for a while now. Hope I don't Pankaj it. '
see also: harsh
to get a long overdue opportunity, only to underperform
'I've been offered the position of forum moderator which I'd been working towards for a while now. Hope I don't Pankaj it. '
see also: harsh
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harsh.ag
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cnerd123
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You know you can infract him yea? And not by accident
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well he did just enter my name into the annals of the CW cricketing lexicon...
Bijed
International Regular
It's already in the dictionary, though, which is arguably a more influential work (for the moment)
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
harsh.ag
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Blasphemy
Bijed
International Regular
Bangladesh's Champion's Trophy, noun
A situation in which someone achieves far more than they expected and begins to cautiously hope for the ultimate prize, only to have their dream brutally crushed.
"Bill had a massive crush on the hottest girl in his class, but knew he didn't stand a chance. So he was both surprised and thrilled to receive a text from her asking him to come over so that they could spend the night together. Sadly, it turned out to be a Bangladesh's Champions Trophy when he received another text saying 'Sorry, meant to send that to your brother'."
A situation in which someone achieves far more than they expected and begins to cautiously hope for the ultimate prize, only to have their dream brutally crushed.
"Bill had a massive crush on the hottest girl in his class, but knew he didn't stand a chance. So he was both surprised and thrilled to receive a text from her asking him to come over so that they could spend the night together. Sadly, it turned out to be a Bangladesh's Champions Trophy when he received another text saying 'Sorry, meant to send that to your brother'."
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England in June, noun
Something that is promised to deliver a service free of an undesirable trait, but ends up doing the complete opposite
Jake promised me that if I switched my cell phone provider to his that I wouldn't have any more dropped calls, but it just turned out to be just another England in June!
Something that is promised to deliver a service free of an undesirable trait, but ends up doing the complete opposite
Jake promised me that if I switched my cell phone provider to his that I wouldn't have any more dropped calls, but it just turned out to be just another England in June!
Adders
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.....GAGF ****.
Bijed
International Regular
Dawson's selection, noun
A decision which is in all likelihood a bad one, but is justified by the decision-maker based on something quite specific which turns out to be a disappointment anyway.
"Whilst many of the general public were hardly enthusiastic about Theresa May being elected as Prime Minister by the Conservative party, they did largely concede that she would at least be a strong leader and personality, though this assumption turned out to be a Dawson's selection."
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Rabada's send off, noun
An action that, whilst indefensible and definitely wrong, attracts an apparently disproportionate punishment.
"Look, I know I shouldn't have eaten the chocolates my Dad brought for my Mum's birthday, but getting grounded for six months? Bit of a Rabada's send off really."
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Cook and Ballance's slow scoring, noun
A course of action which attracts some criticism, but is soon shown to have been the right approach to things.
"One member of the expedition was mocked by the others for suggesting they should delay their departure until the approaching grey clouds had passed, but she had the last (albeit somewhat hollow) laugh when the others set off regardless and were drowned when their boat was sunk by the storm, showing he advice to have been a case of Cook and Ballance's slow scoring"
A decision which is in all likelihood a bad one, but is justified by the decision-maker based on something quite specific which turns out to be a disappointment anyway.
"Whilst many of the general public were hardly enthusiastic about Theresa May being elected as Prime Minister by the Conservative party, they did largely concede that she would at least be a strong leader and personality, though this assumption turned out to be a Dawson's selection."
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Rabada's send off, noun
An action that, whilst indefensible and definitely wrong, attracts an apparently disproportionate punishment.
"Look, I know I shouldn't have eaten the chocolates my Dad brought for my Mum's birthday, but getting grounded for six months? Bit of a Rabada's send off really."
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Cook and Ballance's slow scoring, noun
A course of action which attracts some criticism, but is soon shown to have been the right approach to things.
"One member of the expedition was mocked by the others for suggesting they should delay their departure until the approaching grey clouds had passed, but she had the last (albeit somewhat hollow) laugh when the others set off regardless and were drowned when their boat was sunk by the storm, showing he advice to have been a case of Cook and Ballance's slow scoring"
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