(well,) butter my butt and call me a biscuit
colloquial An expression of surprise. Primarily heard in US. Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit—I haven't seen you in ages! A: "It turns out that lottery ticket I bought for you won $200." B: "Really? Butter my butt and call me a biscuit!" John managed to get the job after all? Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit.
air biscuit
slang A fart. I can't believe you let an air biscuit loose in the car. Now we have to smell it all the way home! Quick, open a window! Someone let out an air biscuit! Sorry, there's always a lot of air biscuits after I eat dairy.
bite the biscuit
1. To die, break down, or become defunct. We all have to bite the biscuit someday. I drove that truck everywhere for 25 years, but it finally bit the biscuit yesterday. Sadly, it doesn't take long for the latest technological innovations to bite the biscuit.
2. To face up to, undertake, or confront some unpleasant or risky situation, action, or responsibility. You were the only person here when the television broke, so you might as well bite the biscuit and tell me the truth. I guess we'd better bite the biscuit and get this over with. I don't actually enjoy cleaning, but I bite the biscuit and do it so that everything in my house isn't covered in a thick layer of dust.
float an air biscuit
slang To fart. I can't believe you floated an air biscuit in the car. Now we have to smell it all the way home! Quick, open a window! Someone floated an air biscuit! Sorry, I always float a lot of air biscuits after I eat dairy.
gorilla biscuits
slang Phencyclidine (a recreational drug more commonly known as "PCP"). Were you guys able to score any gorilla biscuits before the concert? People high on gorilla biscuits are known to exhibit unusual amounts of strength. A: "Is he hallucinating? What's happening?" B: "Yeah, I think he's on gorilla biscuits."
hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit
slang
1. A response to "How are you?" that is roughly equivalent to "I am managing" or "I am fine." A: "How are you doing today?" B: "Eh, hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit." How am I? Same old, same old—hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit. A: "Ken! How are you?" B: "Hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit, Earl. How about yourself?
2. Persisting, especially when doing so is unwelcome. Ugh, a late March snowstorm. Winter sure is hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit. No, she's in the second trimester now, but morning sickness is still hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit, I'm afraid to say. Even though Jim's over the pneumonia, that dang cough is still hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit.
hanging on like a hair in a biscuit
slang
1. A response to "How are you?" that is roughly equivalent to "I am managing" or "I am fine." A: "How are you doing today?" B: "Eh, hanging on like a hair in a biscuit." How am I? Same old, same old—hanging on like a hair in a biscuit. A: "Ken! How are you?" B: "Hanging on like a hair in a biscuit, Earl. How about yourself?
2. Persisting, especially when doing so is unwelcome. Ugh, a late March snowstorm. Winter sure is hanging on like a hair in a biscuit. No, she's in the second trimester now, but morning sickness is still hanging on like a hair in a biscuit, I'm afraid to say. Even though Jim's over the pneumonia, that dang cough is still hanging on like a hair in a biscuit.
have had the biscuit
To be no longer functional or useful; to be dead or about to perish. Primarily heard in Canada. This old truck has served me well, but after lasting 20 years, it's finally had the biscuit. Despite the doctor's best efforts, it looks as though Ed's had the biscuit. That's a terrible grinding sound. Do you think the blender's finally had the biscuit?
shark biscuit
slang Primarily heard in Australia.
1. Someone who is new to surfing. Keep an eye on Tad. He's still something of a shark biscuit, and those are some big waves.
2. A bodyboard. I think you'll have an easier time if you go out there with your shark biscuit, rather than your longboard.
3. A surfer who uses a bodyboard. I started out as a shark biscuit when I was a kid, but I've graduated to using a regular surfboard since then.
son of a biscuit
1. slang A mean or unpleasant person, especially a man. A minced oath replacing the profane phrase "son of a bitch." Julie's ex-husband was such a mean son of a biscuit, it's no wonder she divorced him. You gosh-darned son of a biscuit! I'm gonna make you pay for that!
2. slang An emphatic expression of affection or admiration for a man. That son of a biscuit really pulled through for us when we needed him! Why, you old son of a biscuit! I haven't seen you in a dog's age!
3. slang An inanimate object that is causing one problems or difficulty. My car broke down, and I can't figure out how to fix the son of a biscuit! A: "This stupid son of a biscuit has been giving me problems for weeks!" B: "I think it may be time to just buy a new computer, Tom."
4. slang An exclamation of anger, aggravation, pain, or shock. A: "Son of a biscuit!" B: "What's wrong?" A: "The bank just charged me $50 in withdrawal fees!" Ouch, son of a biscuit! Stubbing your toe is the absolute worst!
son of a biscuit eater
1. slang A mean or unpleasant person, especially a man. A minced oath replacing the profane phrase "son of a bitch." Julie's ex-husband was such a mean son of a biscuit eater, it's no wonder she divorced him. You gosh-darned son of a biscuit eater! I'm gonna make you pay for that!
2. slang An emphatic expression of affection or admiration for a man. That son of a biscuit eater really pulled through for us when we needed him! Why, you old son of a biscuit eater! I haven't you in a dog's age!
3. slang An inanimate object that is causing one problems or difficulty. My car broke down, and I can't figure out how to fix the son of a biscuit eater! A: "This stupid son of a biscuit eater has been giving me problems for weeks!" B: "I think it may be time to just buy a new computer, Tom."
4. slang An exclamation of anger, aggravation, pain, or shock. A: "Son of a biscuit eater!" B: "What's wrong?" A: "The bank just charged me $50 in withdrawal fees!" Ouch, son of a biscuit eater! Stubbing your toe is the absolute worst!
son of a sea biscuit
1. slang A mean or unpleasant person, especially a man. A minced oath replacing the profane phrase "son of a bitch." Julie's ex-husband was such a mean son of a sea biscuit, it's no wonder she divorced him. You gosh-darned son of a sea biscuit! I'm gonna make you pay for that!
2. slang An emphatic expression of affection or admiration for a man. That son of a sea biscuit really pulled through for us when we needed him! Why, you old son of a sea biscuit! I haven't you in a dog's age!
take the biscuit
To be the most disappointing, annoying, shocking, outrageous, or egregious thing to have happened or been done. (Usually said hyperbolically.) But when I found out that he had been reading through my text messages, well, that took the biscuit! The government is using the taxes from the working class to bail out the banks that ruined the economy? That really takes the biscuit!
trip for biscuits
An undertaking that is ultimately pointless, futile, or a failure. Did you remember to put gas in the car? If not, this'll be a trip for biscuits! The whole investigation ended up being a trip for biscuits once the judge ruled our evidence was inadmissible in court.
What do you want, a biscuit?
A sarcastic response to one who is excited about or seeks praise for a minor or insignificant accomplishment. (A biscuit, in British English, is equivalent to a cookie in American English.) Primarily heard in UK. OK, so you hung some Christmas decorations—what do you want, a biscuit? A: "I'll have you know that J.K. Rowling herself said my short story was pretty cool." B: "Wow, you're amazing. What do you want, a biscuit?"
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