The Borscht Belt is a refernce to the has-been resort strip along Route 17 in New York State just below the Catskill Park. Rumor has it that plans are in place to rejuvinate the once-happening area.
All the greatJewish Comedians performed at the Borscht Belt -- it was a happening place.
Vegetable soup mostly made out of beets. Originated in Eastern Europe. Called barszcz in Polish and באָרשט in Yiddish. Usually served with sour cream. Sometimes it has meat in it.
The Eastern states with predominantly-large poor Orthodox Ashkenazim (refujews migrating from Russia, hence the 'borscht' tomato soup).
Some argue that this name is giving humorously to the summer vacation resorts of up-state New York, but it has grown since to include most of the eastern states, too.
Having vaginal sex with one's girlfriend/wife/fuckpuppet while on her period. Especially relevant if your female sex partner is a Germanic/Slavic minx.
"So how was your night?"
"Not bad. Genevieve was on her period, but I still got to stirring her borscht, bro-man-dude."
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.