1. A combination of the words permanent and temporary.
2. Used when someone presents something as permanent when it is actually temporary and/or vice versa. This may be done purposefully or in error.
a.
BOSS: This will be your office while you work here.
YOU: This windowed cornered office is the business.
COWORKER/JERK: Don't get too comfy. No one has stayed in this office too long. It is totally permanary.
b. Just because he/she says "We are going to be together for ever..." doesn't mean that the relationship will avoid permanarity.
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.