"Pissing In Paris" -- The Colloquialism Game

A zit on the scalp.

Bang the bop

Bang the bop: To end a pleasant social situation prematurely.

“So what happened on Saturday?”
“Oh, man. Everyone was having a great time dancing at the party, but then Ralph has this enormous fart, and that really banged the bop. We couldn’t get out of there fast enough.”

Throw the Swedish meatballs.

Throw the Swedish meatballs: to feign pleasure while engaging in an activity one dislikes. ex. “Man, I hate golf, but the boss wants me to play with him this weekend. Guess I’ll suck it up and go throw the Swedish meatballs.”

Orangutan’s dilemma

Orangutan’s dilemma: Having to make a choice that isn’t that difficult at all.

“My boss gave me an orangutan’s dilemma for this weekend: work on the Jenkins account, or take an all-expenses-paid trip to Vegas. Duh!”

Wooing the banker’s daughter.

wooing the banker’s daughter: Working toward an imagined benefit, which really just increases your workload.

“I thought that marrying a rich banker’s daughter would give me an easy life, but all I got was a wife accustomed to spending money willy nilly.”

Mashing turnips

Mashing turnips: Doing something unpleasant that you know will get you nothing worthwhile.

“I cleaned out the garage even though in a week it’ll be just as messy. Talk about mashing turnips!”

Or, it could be slang for masturbation (since just about anything could be).

Hollowing out the Berkowitzes.

Borrowing various tools from your neighbor’s garage and never giving them back, slowly and gradually over a long period of time.

Peeling the hotdog (something the young son of a friend actually does with his own little fingers before feeling that the hotdog is ready to eat)

Peeling the hotdog: phimosis surgery

drunken jackrabbit

(Sorry for the double-dipping, but I couldn’t pass this one up)

The sluggish and erratic behavior of battery operated sex toys as they burn up the last of their batteries.

Peanut butter and mayonnaise

Peanut butter and mayonnaise: An unusual combination that makes you shudder.

“I was gonna see that new romance movie, but it starred The Rock and Bea Arthur. Talk about peanut butter and mayonnaise…!”

Scrunching the Sopwith Camel.

Scrunching the Sopwith Camel–Pretending an object is something it’s not (i.e. a doghouse is an airplane).

Pulling a George Dubya

Pulling a George Dubya: uprooting overgrown, unsightly bushes (cf: bikini wax)

sneaking a taste of Hidden Ranch dressing

At a party or someone else’s home, taking a taste of the dip by using your finger instead of a carrot, cracker, or other food item.

Next: Hollowing the translucent sponge.

Doing a step by step analysis of a gullible person’s thought process.

“Missing in Mississippi”

Euphanism for “in the bathroom,” because taking away all the letters of “missing” from “Mississippi” leaves “pp.”

Where’d Joe go? Oh, he’s missing in Mississippi.

Having an honest get-go.

Having an honest get-go: Realizing you were wrong about something from the very start.

“I thought the course was just eight weeks long, but it’s actually the entire semester. I guess I was just having an honest get-go.”

Backing onto the hedge.

Backing onto the hedge: stubbornly refusing to change your mind/course of action even though everyone else knows you’re failing. “You keep claiming XYZ in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. Now you’re just backing onto the hedge.”

Smelling the glove

Smelling the glove - doing something that is obviously offensive to everyone except you.
“He called the waitress “darlin’ honey”. That was really smelling the glove.”

Doing the sideways hokey-pokey.

Losing all voluntary muscle control and falling over and twitching from a nerve gas attack.
Stepping on a squid.

Stepping on a squid - Being in over your head.

Working in chimp mode.