Overencompassing name for the company of FlaatterCo, a tastybit of booze for all the liver-killers out there. Also is the parent of the offshoot cult, the TenancyAgreement. Google it
Tom: have you heard about the new FlaatterCo Celestial Cossacks brew?
Jacob: It's scintilatingly sweet
From the movie Smokey and the Bandit Part 3
(Examining the flat tire on their car)
Junior: It's flat Daddy.
Buford T Justice: Flatter than your momma's chest.
What Rick Grimes does with the signs in Love Actually. Any similar attempt by a stalker/creeper to win someone over using awkward and ill-advised attempts at flattery.
Coco: "Hey Ruby, someone just brought you a dozen roses and a 'You're Beautiful' balloon!"
Ruby: "Ugh. My stalker is flattercreeping again."
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.