Comes from the stereotypical way Irish men beat their wives, so that Irish women are often seen with a pair of black eyes that resembles sunglasses.
Can be applied to any women with a black eye given by a man.
"I heard them fighting last night, and saw her leave the house this morning with a new pair of Irish Sunglasses"
When you've been drinking some alcoholic beverages and see a hot girl, but when you sober up and she's not as hot as you thought. Also known as Beer Goggles, Irish Goggles, Beer Glasses, etc.
Hooked with this girl, but I had Irish Sunglasses so I woke up and she was so fugly, Iwished I could put them back on.
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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
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.