An extreme hot streak in a poker game or casino game. To become very hot in some form of gambling, profit, or accomplishment. To be at the top of your game.
I was down to my last 20 dollars in the slot machine and then I went on a heater. I was on a heater last night at the craps table, I made a lot of money!
A device that is placed of one's vehicle that when plugged into an electrical socket with a plug heats up the interior of the carlike a small space heater. Used in any part of the world where the temperature drops below freezing.
The interior heater can have a timer and be set to come on or keep the car warm even at extremely cold temperatures. It is usually seen as an electrical cord sticking out from under the hood of a car in Canada or the states that border Canada.
It was really cold last night, but my car was toasty warm because I had the interior heater on.
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.