black-barred

Used primarily in gaming terminology. Refers to the amount of "health" a character has left. Often health shows up as a red or green bar on the screen, as the health diminishes the bar becomes black. The term "black-barred" is used when an individual has so little health remaining that no red or green may be seen, simply the black bar that has replaced it. Generally used as an expression of emergency.

The Black Sheep Bar is a bar/club in South Croydon. It differs from the usual Croydon clubs in that it plays 'alternative' music, and stays open until 3am so all the pill-heads have somewhere to rave. Not to be thought of as merely a drug-haven, it also houses some live band nights, and occasionly films on a Monday night.