Jamaican term used for any erotic act which falls short of sex it self. It includes kissing, feeling up (heavy petting) and grinding (to wine or grind or girate on each other). Some people include fingering as a part of tings, while others consider it apart of sex, along with oral sex, and intercourse.
1)Girl 1: did David sleep with Janet?
Girl 2: No, they only had tings.
2)Sheree: Where did you and Dwayne disappear to at the party last night?
Dayna: we were off having tings!
Slang associated with Magic: The Gathering players. Originally short for "beatings" tings has come to refer to anything that is good or will help you win a game of Magic. See also mise and the webpage www.misetings.com.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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.