like a plasterer's radio
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
Thickly covered with some substance.
Register: slang
Examples
A track mark ran down through his remaining chest hair like a napalm strike in a Vietnamese jungle, and the flaking skin of his Latin torso now looked like a plasterer's radio.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Thickly covered with some substance. — Covered with semen.
Register: slang, vulgar
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “like a plasterer's radio” mean?
Thickly covered with some substance.
Is “like a plasterer's radio” formal or informal?
like a plasterer's radio is generally slang.