A movement to reduce the funding of charitable organizations, using means such as legislative measures or philosophical arguments to discourage private charitable donations.
The term is modeled after the concept of "War on X" popularized by several former U.S. presidents, including Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and George Bush's "War on Terror".
"The plan to cut allowable tax deductions for charitable donations makes it appear the government has launched a War on Charity."
"That article about the selfish motives of giving are part of that magazine's War on Charity."
A small slice of pizza, typically received when a larger slice is anticipated. If a full pizza was a pie chart for what people would do if they found a million dollars, this sliver would be representative of the "Donate it to Charity" portion.
They gave me the charityslice- I would like to exchange this for the Keep It!
Very exciting, but very stubborn, will literally rip you apart of you mess with any of their close members. Very loyal and very smart, is always looking for a better way to improve. She loves everyone around her and will do anything for them. She sees the good in them. Oh and they are very shy
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.