1. A term used to describe something expensive and impressive
2. A term used to mockingly describe something expensive and attempting to be impressive
1. My new watch cost $10,000 and is really shiny. It sure is fancy shmancy
2. Wow your house is so large in this tiny neighborhood filled with impoverished people. It's pretty fancy shmancy
Adjective. Describes an extraordinarily fancy thing, event, or person that your jealousy causes you to play down.
a) beyond your social class and/or tax bracket
b) you failed to get the invite
c) you never heard of becuase you are "out of the loop"
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.