To be overly concerned with details that are of little consequence to anything except to the inner workings of the particulous person's own mind.
Bob is very Particulous. Bob is deeply concerned with the fact that one cylinder head on his BMWmotorcycle is further forward than the other one. Bob is also deeply concerned by the asymmetric quantity of cooling fins on the left and right cylinders. This worry is exacerbating the idea that one foot might end up warmer than the other from the proximity of the cylinders to his feet, not to mention the differential in heat exchange from the swept area of the heat radiating surfaces.
When a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose in a storyline of a TV show or movie is so absurd, preposterous, or silly that it is unworthy of serious consideration.
Usually leads the viewer into a fit of yelling at the movie/show, sometimes throwing things in frustration.
"So the Joker really arranged a big truck chase just so that he could get caught and go to prison, then he could kidnap a guard and grab his phone to make the call to set off the bomb he'd previously sewn inside the henchman in the next cell? That's ploticulous."
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.