"The act of staying home (vs. going out) to share experiences with family and friends—as in staying in is the new going out. "
A new trend due to the rise of in-home tech likeAlexa and Netflix, in-home delivery like Seamless and Blue Apron—cooking night is the new date night, etc.
We're home-basing this weekend The new home-basing trend
Braning can sometimes be warging to other places, animals, or times. It can also simply be navigating to places other than where crucial events are taking place.
Sorry boss, I was braning there for a second. What are the earth shattering organizational changes you were talking about that will impact our bottom line?
The act of constantly placing your foot on and off the brake pedal whilst driving a motor vehicle. Commonly used by people who cannot drive or are lost. A sign of hesitant driving.
Disco braking can be influenced by the weather with an increase seen during periods of rain and snow.
"If that car in front keeps disco braking I'm going to drive straight in to the back of the fucker!
The verb form of first base (which means French kissing or making out), "first basing" someone is kissing them passionately or making out with them. Used to great effect by Strong Sad of Homestar Runner fame when speaking to his brother Strong Bad, spied kissing a piece of paper.
Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first basing it with that piece of loose leaf?
I went to go ask my brother a question and caught him totally first basing his study buddy.
I was so drunk last week that I ended up first basing my friend's girl.
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.