Perhaps the scariest snake in the world. Its an elapidae snake that gets its name from the inky black interior of its mouth. The color of the snake is usually an olive or kakhi color. This serpent is the most feared in Africa and that is saying a lot. This snake has incredibly powerful venom that can cause a human to collapse in 45 minutes. The venom causes people to overproduce sweat and saliva eventually leading to collapse and complete respiratory failure. Combined with the fact that this species grows from 10 to 14 long, has lighting quick speed, is very strong, can be highly aggressive at times and is fully aware of its own deadliness this is the most feared snake in Africa.
I saw the Crocodile Hunter try to fool around with a black mamba once. The black mamba literally grabbed the Crocodile Hunter by his wrist with its tail. Not vice versa. That's not something you don't see every day. Then again, not too many are crazy enough to pursue a black mamba.
A popular nickname for Kobe Bryant, a basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. The nickname was popularized by a Nike commercial featuring LeBron James. Since Mr. James already had a popular nickname, "King James", Nike decided to come up with their own nickname for Bryant, and thus the Black Mamba was born.
" Bryant shoots from beyond the arc....Scores!!!! A beautiful shot from the Black Mamba, and puts his Lakers up, 90-88."
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.