A coat that is worn only around your house and when getting out of the shower , an american word for housecoat . A posh definition of a robe or housecoat
“Mum will you fetch my dressing gown I’m a bit chilly “
A somewhat pleasurable "semi" derived from the relative freedom of wearing nothing but a dressing gown, which is all well and good. However, trying to make your way across the kitchen of a morning in front of friends and family whilst exhibiting an exaggerated bobbing motion from below the waist can subject you to a world of embarrassment.
The sun beaming in through the window as I read the paper and ate my toast this morning precipitated a semi at just the wrong moment. I had to walk past the mother in law with a serious dressing gown bobber!!
The practice of working from home on a Friday. Has become widespread with the advent of the broadband connection. The practice originates from the 1980s, when bankers, lawyer and other professionals elected to have a day of dressing casually on Friday, so they would not ruin their suits with spilt beer in the evening. This was known as dress-down Friday. However the act of selecting casual clothes prroved beyond these individuals who now simply just work from home in their dressing gown.
John is taking a Dressing-gown Friday, as he had a working dinner last night.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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.