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Burgess Hill
Dinsdale Piranha Started conversation Sep 29, 1999
Burgess Hill (n.)
A Burgess Hill is an apparently gentle slope that turns into the north face of the Eiger the moment you try to walk or cycle up it.
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Dinsdale Piranha Posted Sep 30, 1999
Billingshurst (n.)
Any small addition an advertised price that contributes to inlating that price out of all recognition. Examples include '+ VAT' and 'Delivery and number plates extra'.
The On-The-Road price of a BMW with anything like a decent level of trim (electric windows, a sunroof, a radio) is composed almost entirely of billingshursts when compared to the price in the brochure.
Beech Hurst (n.)
A group of trees or bushes, or a wall intended to conceal some object (or activity), but which actually draws attention to it.
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