To fall victim to an act of seemingly unjust and unfair circumstances. Often case the situation is out of the victim's control.
Brian: I ran to Bio Class in my boxers because I thought was late for the final. Turns out it was rescheduled for next week.
Sam: Damn, nigga, you got gooched on.
The act or description of a person, place or thing that has been broken, tainted, or has been destroyed. Named for the famous character in "Diff'rent Strokes" (Episode 44, Return of the Gooch) that wanted to beat up Willis.
That thing is all gooched. You better throw it away.
My dad borrowed my sweatshirt and spilled coffee on it. Now it's all gooched up.
After that accident Jimmy is gooched. He has to wear a special brace on his leg.
Whoa! Easy with the crystal vase you're gonna gooch it up.
He should have never tried to bang her on the first date. He completely gooched that up.
That irritating prickly thingie on a flat type of cactus (an Opuntia, for instance) that jabs you and gets embedded in your skin. Very difficult to remove.
Wear latex gloves when you're transplanting prickly pear cacti, otherwise you'll be stuck by a glochid.
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.