A cultural phenomenon. Originating in London, England in the early 21st Century. Features are: Return to gentlemanly values, such as courtesy, chivalry and honourable conduct. While contradictory values of loafing and cadish conduct are also themes. Aesthetic style is broadly Edwardian English
He's got very much into chapism lately, he's even grown a handle-bar moustache!
The values of the modern conservative or rather chimpservitive. Chimpism is a combination of white nationalist aka racism, fascism, pseudo science such as climate change being fake and calling clumps of cells "babies" and arachno capitalist feudalism. Chimpservitives devolved into Chimpism when Barak Obama became president of the United States.
Anyone who whines about socialism is guilty of chimpism. Despite the fact they they mooch off socialist programs on a daily basis.
A rise in behaviour and attitude, especially in a social environment, which has more in common with a chimp in the wild, than that of a civilized human being.
A tendency towards aggressive resolution of a conflict or disagreement, lacking comprehensive dialogue, a commitment to understanding each other, a willingness to cooperate.
For all the foreboding and warnings in classical literature about the demise of society, noone could have predicted that it is chimpism which would usher in the chaos and inevitably bring the end to society as we know it.
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.