A controversial process of extracting otherwise-secret information from a friend or co-worker by getting them drunk and thereby loosening their control on their tongue.
The guys at work took me out drinking last night. After quite a few beers and a lot of questions I finally let slip that I was going to be a father. What can I say? Beerboarding should be against the law.
In many countries, especially those formerly part of the former British empire, a brigadier is either the highest field rank or most junior general appointment, nominally commanding a brigade.
A "Beerbrigadier" is the highest rank pisshead amongst a band of alcoholics on a "pub crawl". The ruling "Beerbrigadier" of the beer brigade decides what pub is best, what beer is tastiest, and what fat slag is worth shagging.
"Look at that fellow, he just drank 11 pints of ale! He must be a beerbrigadier!"
"Onwards to the nextpub! Follow the beerbrigadier!
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.