PH words dictionary
This may have been done before, but in case it hasn't, I thought that we could put together a "dictionary" of motoring words commonly found on PH and their meaning
Thought I might try and kick it off with this. Feel free to add 


Word | Definition |
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A | |
Ambiwlans | - noun 1) Welsh for "ambulance". Famous story found on This Thread |
Apostrophe | - punctuation 1) The rot has now set in. |
B | |
Backdoors | Items that no right-minded PHer will pass up an opportunity to 'smash in'. |
Brought | Often used to decribe the process of buying something.....which is wrong and makes you look daft. You bought it, muppet |
Breaks | A device used to reduce the speed of a car, it is believed they are generally similar to the more commonly used 'brakes' found on most vehicles. |
C | |
Custard-Test | -noun 1) A request for photographic evidence to support a possibly outrageous claim made by a poster. The subject is required to take a photograph as proof, which must contain a tin/packet of custard (preferably Bird's). |
D | |
Dave | A man who starred in the epic Secret Nazi bunker thread. A man made famous by the light on the end of his stick. Associate of CY88. |
Directorship | a measure of manliness. A minimum of two directorships is normally required to intimidate ordinary men. See also 'Powerfully built'. Popularised by the legendary 911motorsport. |
E | |
ETA | Abbreviation: Edited To Add. Used when updating a post with more information. |
EFA | Abbreviation: Edited For Accuracy. Used when correcting a post. |
F | |
G | |
Goatee | See 'Directorship' |
Gulzar'd | The act of modifying a car considered expensive and desirable in a way which makes PH members find it offensive and/or distasteful. (e.g. Range Rover with 8 Exhaust tips) |
Grow a pair | See "MTFU" |
H | |
hoon | -noun 1) A "spirited" drive, normally along country roads, conducted at speeds that, if plod were having a slow day, may wish to stop you and, ahem, have a word about |
-verb 1) As in "to hoon", the act of going for a hoon | |
HTH | Abbreviation: Hope This Helps. |
I | |
The Imagine | Audi, they are the worlds bestest cars, innit (Someone tidy up please) |
J | |
K | |
L | |
lepton | -noun 1) A unit of speed of which the exact conversion rate to mph is not clear, with the interesting property that it can only exist when the converted speed is above an unspecified national speed limit e.g. "I came off the slip road doing 120 leptons before I noticed the scamera van" |
M | |
MTFU | Man the f![]() |
Murcjazzle | The act of covering the interior of a Murciélago with stupid little shiny things just like Gulzar is doing to his. |
Mx-5 | -noun 1) A universally accepted answer to any of lifes problems |
2) an accepted replacement for the number "42" when answering what the meaning of life is. | |
N | |
Nuke it from Orbit | To be carried out to anything which is found to be unacceptable. |
O | |
Oxo Tower | Another word for the arse hole. |
P | |
Paedobear | A PH mascot, popular with the xxPH club on Forza Motorsport 4 |
Pistonheads | If you need to look this up you are an idiot. |
Powerfully Built | See 'Goatee'. -noun 1) The general form of the average PHer |
Q | |
R | |
Radio 2 | The station a PHer will use to intimidate other drivers. eg. "He heard I was listening to Radio 2 so he didn't give me any s![]() |
Red Bull | - noun 1) An effective weapon to be used against moving vehicles. |
Remapped | 1) A cheap way of increasing the power of a turbo car. However when this is applied to a BMW 335d it turns an already quick car into an M3 eating monster, capable of breaking the speed of sound/light/edge of the universe. '335d mapped', like MX-5, is the standard response when something very fast is required. |
Repost | -noun 1) Shouted at a fellow PH'er who has (accidentally or otherwise) duplicated another users post. See SC Joke Thread |
S | |
StanceFloozy | An individual who takes an MX5, places wheels at bizarre angles, drops it lower than a snakes belly in a wagon rut, fits a spoiler so low it grazes bubblegum turds and who then drives around underground carparks at stupid hours of the morning with other like minded souls. |
SWT | Abbreviation: Snake With Tits. An evil woman, commonly an ex partner. |
SWMBO | Abbreviation: She Who Must Be Obeyed. The wife. |
T | |
'tard | -noun 1) A mildly offensive term, assumed to be the contraction of "retard" (arguably, this could be under "r") - often used to compare a post or thread that has the same level of idiocy as the "Ambiwlans" thread. Recognised use is "It's welsh, you 'tard" |
Tennish | 1) When the currrent time is near enough to 10am (or pm) that more accuracy is not required |
2) How someone with a lisp pronounces the word "tennis" (See SCJ Thread) | |
twunt | -noun 1) An offensive term, a portmanteau made up from t![]() ![]() |
U | |
V | |
VBRJ | Indicates the willingness of some PHers to f![]() |
W | |
Want | abbreviated sentence/term to mean that the user would really like, or really likes, whatever is being discussed, users normally found to be an unfortunate individual wanting to use the latest 'in' phrase (ref: "Epic") |
Wing'd Horse | the ultimate Christmas present for the special person in your life |
Wheelie girl | - noun 1)crippled girl that was the source of hours of fun for PHers of all ages |
-noun 2) useful photoshop training tool | |
-noun 3) unoffical PH mascot alongside Paedobear | |
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