An elite technician or engineer who ponders heavy tomes in order to gain the sacred knowledge of electronics.
Bending the smallest particles of matter en mass to do his dark bidding is the mark of his wizardry.
"Shit man, the radiobroke"
"CALL FORTH THE ELECTROMANCER"
internet friends, and/or those who haven't met in real life but have conversed through telephone or chatted on net. since all those interactions have taken place through means that run on electromagnetic waves
A: so how come you know her? she lives so far away
B: no, actually we are just electromagnetic friends
it is the love of electricity or the enjoyment in shocking things via electricity, same as pyromaniacs like to set things on fire and hydromaniacs find fun in water.
guy 1: That guy just electricuted that man.
guy 2: What happened?
guy 1: He just laughed, what an electromaniac.
Electromagnetic candy is any electrical object, usually computers or spaceships or mp3 players, that is bait and attracts geeks or others in general.
Electromagnetic Candy is a reference to an analogy used in the Farscape episode "Green Eyed Monster" where electromagnetic fields are attractive to Budongs.
"I was on the way to my Job interview, but I was distracted by the electromagnetic candy at JB Hi-Fi"
Question: "What present do you want for your birthday"
Answer :"Electromagnetic candy"
Question: "How good is that video game?"
Answer: "It is Electromagnetic Candy"
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.
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.