The act of completely and immediately resolving a problem or issue of absolutely any given nature through pure brilliance and outstanding nerve. A rare phenomenon; typically native to a devestatingly attractive and intelligent individual, who pretty much just goes around fixing stuff. Like a boss.
"Dude. I don't know how you sorted that situation!"
"I know, at first it was a head-scratcher - but in the end I configured the hell out of it."
To coordinate plans with or check in with, usually with one or more peopleyou are familiar with.
Person 1: Hey dude, you wanna go out tonight?
Person 2: I'll let you know. After work when I get home, I need to configure with my girlfriend and then I'll hit you up.
What you eye-twinklingly say when presented wif a "cranky-conundrum" situation which others are at a loss as to how to solve, but you are able to see a way out dat involves designing/altering one or more components in a certain way.
Cool dude #1, observing his electronics-nerd best friend strolling by his job-site, and waving him over to where he's puzzling over a power-cables array: Hey, Bud --- I'm trying to figger out about wiring up this circuit, but how to hook up da control-switches has me majorly scratchin' my head. Any ideas?
Cool dude #2, after briefly tracing da wiring and pondering a moment: Oh, yeah --- I configure that out. We just need a couple of relays in addition to your existing start-and-stop switches.
Da only reason you can see regarding a certain way dat something is constructed, arranged, etc.
This web-page looks completely different from how it was a few months ago --- all I configure is dat it must have had a total overhaul or upgrade at some point since I last saw 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.