A non-racist way to refer in a non-prejudiced manner to the entirety of Africa as a destitute drain on the world economy ruled over by corrupt tyrants that spend all the aid money on Ray Bans and Ferraris. Usually used only by people old enough to claim that it was 'a perfectly acceptable term to use when they were growing up' as defence when accused of racism by the PC brigade.
"How we can possibly be giving £1bn a month, when we're in this sort of debt, to Bongo Bongo Land is completely beyond me." Godfrey Bloom MEP
"I don't see why we putting billions of pounds straight into the pockets of the corrupt leaders in Bongo-Bongo land when we have plenty of corrupt leaders here we could be giving that money to."
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.