A pocket watch (or pocketwatch) is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket. It's a watch you carry, because a wristwatch is uncomfortable for you and you think that the watch on your phone
doesn't look good. Maybe you want to appear interesting, cool, classy, rich or as though you time travelled from before the 20th century.
Person 1: How much time did it take you to write this definition?
Person 2: About 10 minutes. I timed it with my pocket watch.
Said youngin perfectly embodies the dictionary definition of a member of the organization and ultra- highclass pocket common referred to as the pocket watch peeps. For this child of principal, ethics, and morals is of the gentleman variety. The afformetioned boy also demonstrates sophistication, and is said to be as punctual as a pocketwatch.
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.
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.
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 peecalculus.