Collective noun, defining the group of magazines such as Love It, Take a Break, Chat, That’s Life, and Pick Me Up.
Commonly include “money-saving” or “useful” hints, tips, and life-hacks, such as swapping 100g of grapes for 100g of radishes to save 49 calories, or gluing together and hanging old and unwanted CDs to create wall art for your home.
Debra and Sharon rolled their eyes as Jackee read aloud headlines such as “Battered 50 times with a bat” and “My own sister sold me for sex and my mum refused when I asked for help”.
when you didn’t pull it together to buy more weed so you rummage (like a littlepeasant) through the bits of what you smoked most recently to get a few sweet hits.
Ugh. I forgot to buy more pre rolls. Guess it’s a night of peasantree digging through ash trays for me
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.