a way of appearing overtly camp and/or eastern-european without actually being any of those things in reality.
Also applies to anyone feigning loneliness in order to appear more interesting.
the mysterious handsometall dark stranger minced into the room with a distinct air of the follup about him...Pretty soon he had the most beautiful girl in town sat in his lap, whispering sweet nothings in his ear..
The art of staying in the house, despite being asked to go out - because you prefer your own company and anyway - why do I need to go out when I've got a new manics compilation tape to make..so many songs..so many running order combinations..
The boy minced across the grass with a pout, and, was that perhaps a hint of eye make-up?
His carefully hand-stencilled t-shirt proclaimed "don't love me i'm dead inside and really crying a lot".
Imagine the crowds surprise when he dummied the full back, span on a sixpence and crashed a thunderous shot in off the crossbar, leaving the goalkeeper stranded. When did this camp sod get so good at Football?
Croatia were sure to win the cup with this massive follup at the heart of the team...
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.