Englishslang originating in the city of Plymouth. It means to cry falsely or attempt to cry in order to evoke sympathy. Usually practised by:
1 children under ten to gain concessions from their parents or
2 silly bitches with acute princess syndrome who didn’t get their own way.
1 But mum everyone else is going!
Well you’re not, so stop your crinting and live with it
2 How could you possibly do this to me?
Very easily! You’re a total pain in the arse so stop your crinting an fuck off.
its a term used to put your arm around someone. you start with counting ur far shoulder away from them as one, two which is the closest one to them, 3 their first and 4th the farthest one on the other side and keep ur arm around them
“have you ever counted shoulders before?”
“dude, i just used the counting shoulders trick on katie and it worked!”
Assuming you will have something before you actually have it; similar to "counting your chickens before they hatch" (which is commonly attributed to Aesop).
"The Mariners could do better than expected this year."
"Let's not kid ourselves. Check your premises before you make a prediction."
"I'm assuming a number of things go right. Maybe I'm just counting my monkeys before they're out of the trees."
Englishslang from the South-West, it means to try to cry in order to evoke sympathy. Usually practised by children under ten in order to try to gain concessions from parents.
But Mum, everyone else is going!
Well you're not, so stop your crinting and live with 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.