A call for assistance or back up in the Battlefield 2 Special Forces First Person Shooter game. Used by the Special Air Service soldiers in the game when rallying for support units.
This saying comes from ancient monks just before going out to slaughter some insolent people. Before the monks would leave they would say "be right back" in such a way it would imply they would be back in a few minutes but in actual fact they would be out for hours.
12:58 - Ancient Monk: gonna brb
12:58 - Ancient Ninja: kk
Ancient Monk is now Offline.
Ancient Monk is now Online.
21:40 - Ancient Ninja: Welcome back?
21:40 - Ancient Monk: Aye
21:40 - Ancient Monk: ;D
21:40 - Ancient Ninja: You just did a Foxhound
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.