An aircraft designed specifically for night ops. This type was first used during World War II and was used until aircraft were designed to work in day and night equally well.
The Night Fighter couldn’t use tracers because the enemy would find and kill them immediately.
An exceptionally ugly woman called in desperate times. This is usually accompanied by turning off the lights and telling her your electric has beendisconnected.
If you go to his house and the lights are always off, you may be a night fighter.
A ‘Lady of the night’: generally to be found in some godforsaken backwater bar at the end of at least a 10 hour flight.
So there I was, holding the end up in the bar in Mpulungu when I discovered the Skipper had goneAWOL leaving me to bat off the remainder of the night-fighters with what remained of our drinks…
A ‘lady of the night’, generally to be found in some godforsaken dive-bar at the wrong end of at least a 10 hour flight.
So there I was, holding the end up in Mpulungu, when I realised the Skipper had goneAWOL, leaving me to fend of the rest of the night-fighters with what remained of our drinks…
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.