The period of time between Christmas and New Year. When National Holidays and unusual working patterns work make it difficult to keep track of the exact day, whilst looking forward to further celebrations as New Year's Eve approaches.

I'm recovering from Christmas and looking forward to New Year, but at the moment I'm just stuck in this chrimbo limbo.

Chrimbo Limbo by richardperks December 28, 2009

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chrimbo hols

christmas holidays. when all the kids and some parents are off so they can do frenzied shopping. lots of shouting and fighting will take place.

i plan to get a right fair amount of snooging done come chrimbo hols.

chrimbo hols by Megan June 17, 2006

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Chrimbo Trimbo

A last minute, debatably acceptable haircut obtained less than a week before Christmas

Gonna go get a cheeky Chrimbo Trimbo bois

Chrimbo Trimbo by Speighteh December 22, 2018

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Crimbo Limbo

The period after Christmas Day and before New Year's Eve, mainly spent sitting down and eating leftovers. Many find it extremely dull.

I'm so bored. It feels like crimbo limbo's been going on forever...

Crimbo Limbo by Aiho December 30, 2009

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trucker's tan

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.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

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Boffin

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.

According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.

Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023

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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.

I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.

Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026

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