Someone who grew up in the state of Illinois. 9.7 million of them live in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The other 3 million live in smaller towns. There's a higher than normal chance for a Midwestern state that a randomly picked person won't be white. More people live in Illinois than in any other state in the Midwest. Majority of Illinoisans are hated by Wisconsinites who stereotype us as disrespectful bad drivers and refer to us as FIBS.
I was born and raised in Bloomington, IL. He was born and raised in Chicago. We're both Illinoisans.
A northern Illinois resident, typically from the Chicago area, who is both mentally ILL and Annoyin'... A liberal or a democrat from any part of Illinois.
The Illinoisan wouldn't stop crying about how they are offended by EVERY-DAMN-THING.
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.
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.