Any method or procedure
based in ritual or dogma
that continues by force of momentum
beyond the limits of common sense,
excepting personal, faith-based sacraments, of course.
The idiotsyncracy of democracy evolved solutions to its own travesties...
the 'square deal, square meal' plan, for example.
Ray Bob : So even though Bobby Jo left you for your father for 6 years and she had 4 kids with him, you're still taking her - and your new brothers and sisters back? That's idiotsyncratic, dude, no one but you could make that move.
They labelled his behaviour as an idiotsynchrosy when he fell over his own feet again while coming back from the bar and accidentally falling inline with the boot scooters where his uncontrollable eye ticks coordinated with the music. The crowd gave him three cheers but he asked them for one more as he doesn't like odd numbers.
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.