"Jeffervescence" is the quality that someone named Jeff possesses when he is overflowing with enthusiasm, sparkling with charisma, beaming with light, exuding joy. The term was coined by Suzanne Whang (former host of HGTV's #1 show, "House Hunters") and was inspired by watching Jeff Vezain perform on stage with Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan Band.
As soon as he made his entrance on stage, grabbed the microphone and started singing, the audience was delighted and transfixed by his Jeffervescence.
An noun representing a respected human being found in urban to suburban environments known for spending more hours studying at home than the hours spend in school, hanging out, and sleeping combined. Typically, a jefferine would be dissatisfied with a 99% because he or she believes that the amount of time put into studying should correspond to a 100%.
A: Why does John always rushhome right after school?
B: Haven't you heard? He's a jefferine; according to my arithmetic, 7 hours of school and 5 hours of sleeping amount to 12 hours, so he has to spend the remaining 12 hours studying.
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.