An appeal launched just-in-time to a Facebook administrator to un-ban an account from posting. Used in political discourse, the appeal is construed as a pre-emptive strike against sites that seek to prevent bloggers from posting a response against an assertation.
The blogger who cites the expression 'kanban me' is granted free passage by the site administrator to post up to 10 rebuttals and agrees to abide by a code of conduct in posting his/her response. The blogger is required to post using his/her own identity and endeavors not to defame or slander anyone in his rebuttal.
The root word kanban is a lean or just-in-time manufacturing process invented by Taiichi Ohno.
Commonly used as a hashtag expression:
#FreeMyInternet - kanban me <name of organization>!
The above hashtag FreeMyInternet denotes a movement formed to promote freedom of speech on the Internet.
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.