The Liar’s Dividend is a phenomenon where someone can get away with lying by saying that something is “fake news” and if the media attempts to expose the lie it can backfire and only make the lie sound / seem even more credible.
A sugar daddy whose primary source of income is derived from stocks (shares of a company). The portion of the profits from company are issued to the dividaddy are known as the dividends. Dividend income are then transferred from the sugar baby to the sugar daughter, thus naming the middleman: dividaddy.
An entirely imaginary future cash windfall, known by all parties not to exist, used as a face-saving alternative for admitting one has no bloody clue how one will pay for something.
Upon being presented with the bill, the customer looked the waitress square in the eye and replied, “no cash on me right now, but the Brexit Dividend will cover it”.
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.