A beyond beautiful British actress who has starred in many movies including: Les Miserables, Fight Club, Sweeney Todd and even Harry Potter!! She has a nickname as the 'Corset Queen' or the 'English Rose'. She was previously in a relationship with famous Tim Burton and has had 2 children with him! She is currently featuring on The Crown season 3 on Netflix and portrays the role as Princess Margaret!
When the state of an object is shabby, shoddy, crappy, trashy or tacky. The word originally came from describing cars and trucks. Referring to the town of Bonham, TX. Play on words, Bona Fide.
If a car or truck has a red hood, a green quarter panel, mis matched doors, and no bumper, then that vehicle would qualify as being Bonhamfied.
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.