Uncle Sugar is a combination of Uncle Sam & Sugar Daddy, combined to refer to the generosity of the United States federal government in bestowing money and benefits on citizens. The usage of the term was reported widely when Mike Huckabee said it during a prominent meeting in January 2014, and his comments received widespread condemnation.
"And if the Democrats want to insult the women of America by making them believe that they are helpless without Uncle Sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then so be it, let us take that discussion all across America because women are far more than the Democrats have played them to be." - Mike Huckabee, speaking at the Republican National Committee winter meeting, January 23, 2014.
An alternate meaning for the U.S. government, instead of Uncle Sam, particularly when handing out sweets. Usually said facetiously or sarcastically. Also connotes blind bureaucratic laws that pay people for not working or for researching how drunk women get horny, or even corrupt elected officials who pay off their contributors and voters to keep them in the pork business.
Cain't wait 'til Uncle Sugar gets my money sent so I can buy some more crack!
Uncle Sugar shure knows how to keep peoples voting for him--just give 'em mo' money.
Welfare from the U.S. government. Of course it is not actually free as it is a debt thrust upon society, but the typical uneducated person receiving it has no care where the money came from and only knows it is free money from Uncle Sugar.
Damn yo, I just got $1,700 in the mail from Uncle Sugar's Magic Checkbook!!
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.