A hybrid of "gargantuan", "humongous" and "fabulous", to create a term implying a size greater than all three.
Original usage is credited to author Alan Peterson in "Radio World" newspaper in the early 1990s, describing hand tools used to repair and maintain a century-old carousel in Holyoke, Mass. (see example of usage below)
(excerpt from article) "...trying to fix a telephone using a garmongulous screwdriver meant for the carousel upstairs..."
(other use) "He wasn't just fat... he wasn't just 'circus fat'... this guy was garmongulous!"
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.