A term used to describe someone with few or no brains or common sense, resulting from repeated beating of one's head against the wall. An antiquated term from mid-20th century.
Little Joey runs out into the street.. in front of a careening ice-cream truck. Dad yells, "Joey! You flathead! Get out of the street!!"
A complete moron in the coinchat of a certain web-based auction site.
the california fathead parrot does not actually understand what it says, nor does it have any true intelligence... just like its more famous relative, the african grey.
A V8 engine design produced by the Ford Motor Company.
It was introduced in 1932, and was used in automobiles until the 1954 model year. In the thirties, gangsters such as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow favored Fords powered by Flatheads, since they tended to be quicker than most cars of the time, they made great getaway vehicles.
It has also known that John Dillinger even wrote Henry Ford, praising his powerful Flathead V8, and thanked him for a designing quick getaway car.
The engine was also popular among moonshiners well into the 40s and early fifties.
The engine was also popular with hotrodders of the era, as well as today's hotrodders.
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.