The other rich part of Miami, next to South Beach. Coral Gables is an awesome neighborhood south of the city, also known as "The Gables". Coral Gables is full of beautiful gated mansions, and if it's on the water there is without a doubt a yacht docked in the back. You can see pretty much any kind of car from bentleys and rolls royces to the occasional bugatti driving around. Your typical coral gables teenager will always be dressed head to toe in designer and name brand clothes, and texting on their iphone or blackberry while driving their range rover through cocoplum. The mothers shop at village at merrick park frequently and fill the trunk of their S-class or bentley continental each time. All in all Coral Gables is an amazing place to live.
Coral Gables resident: We decided to move to Coral Gables because it is much more classy and less touristy than Miami Beach.
Reference to film star Greta Garbo, evoking a quiet, mysterious, private, calm, serene, poised disposition. Not needing to justify yourself; allowing the other person to imagine whatever they like while you keep your cool.
"Tranquility is the greatest manifestation of power."
The scandal did not ruffle her feathers, she remained garboesque through the entire ordeal.
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.
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.