Keeping some features that are associated with its youthful state, even while the animal itself has reached its mature state. This term is often used to describe the ability of some animals to reach sexual maturity while still larvae.
It also applies to our modern obsession with hairlessness, big eyes, and youthful clothing.
Onemightthink that girls in school uniforms would be a turn off, but they have a certain neotonous appeal.
sorry, you have been diagnosed with newmonoultramikroskopiksileecoevolkanokoneeosis
but sir, its pneumonoultramic-
SHUT ITTIMMY ITS NEWMONOULTRAMIKROSKOPIKSILEECOEVOLKANOKONEEOSIS
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.