Noun- a smartphone that has enraptured its user to to point of serious addiction, such that the use must touch, tap, swipe, etc. or else become irritable and aggressive
Seeing the same student on her phone for the umpteenth time that period, the frustrated teacher told her student to put the finger-crack away and try, for the sake of all that is good, to control her addiction for the final five minutes of the period. Jonesing for another TikTok fix, the girl managed to pocket the device for all of 17 seconds.
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.
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.
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 peecalculus.