an author whose books are most commonly, and probably only, sold well in an airport venue.
these books are all paperback, with lame, intriguing titles like "death before sunrise" or "the englishassassin", contain extremely predictable/cliche plots, and feature faux-intense scary and mysterious cover art.
these books are meant to be read on an airplane when there is absolutely nothing better to do.
A person that writes novels; books that are 50,000+ words in length.
I'm allowed to use my laptop during earth hour if I'm on battery power, right? I can't help it, I'm a novelist and my storyline is too compelling right now to quit.
Noun. A person in a forum/comment section who goes on a massive tangent regarding a certain topic. Typically covering every minute detail and sometimes (but not always) using overly sophisticated language.
Jim: "that guy on that one Reddit thread was a total comment novelist
Sam: Seriously! His rant about horses went on way too long!
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.