A large area entirely consistent of McMansions and the roads made to service them. The living embodiment of the 2000s housing bubble, and a slap in the face to walkability.
Bob: Alice lives in some nondescript McTown with her parents, no wonder she went nuts…
Claire: Seeing the same 6 bedroom houses everywhere everyday will drive you insane after a while. I agree.
Achimota- an esteemed and distinguished co-educational secondary school, located in the heart of Achimota-township in Accra, Ghana. Achimota is best defined in its Ivy League-style of secondary education, crème de la crème academic performance, selectivity in admittance , and renowned social elitism
Achimota has educated African and World leaders and as such , 3 of the 4 elected presidents of Ghana are alumni of the school. *
basically, it's a reference to a May-Decembercougarromance. A difference between generations. A Mrs. Robinson affair.
Steve and Cyndi are going out together. Steve makes Cyndi feel like she's 28 again. Steve is 28. Cyndi is 54. It's a clear case of a "her Motown, you Motley Crue" romance.
basically, it's another reference to a May-December romance where the woman is quite a bit older than the man. This is also referred to a "Mrs. Robinson" love affair, because of the movie "The Graduate" where Dustin Hoffman's character falls in love with his girlfriend's mother.
The marriage of Demi and Ashton is a case of "her Motown, you Motley Crue".
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.