A Gigatown is an area where an Internet Provider has opened up speeds of up to 1Gbps download speeds, which are up to 100 times faster than ADSL speeds. For a town to be a Gigatown there must be existing infrastructure- usually Fibre to the Premise.
Could Newcastle be Australia's first Gigatown- where the residents will get Ultra FastInternet?
Similar to "catatonic". This state of being is induced by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, and becoming non-responsive to any external stimulus. Usually occurs during special events such as dollar draft, half price pitchers, or a general goal of complete intoxication for a single night.
Named after the popular drink "gin n' tonic"
May last between 30 minutes and 18 hours.
If this state lasts for longer than 18 hours, call your friend a doctor...or maybe an ambulance.
Guy 1: "Hey man, check if Colin's OK, he's been laying there for a long time"
Guy 2: *feels pulse, slaps in face, teabags...shoves carrot up rectum*
"Nah man, he never lets me stick a carrot in his ass, he's totally ginatonic. Done for the night"
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.