A special type of perseverance displayed by a young pet, especially a dog, marked by a steadfastness in the act of urinating numerous times on its training pad in order to obtain as many rewards as possible such as a meaty treat or bone, despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
His dachshund's pisseverance illustrates its single-mindedness to get lots of treats. In the course of one day, it drank 10 gallons of water and always held some back each time it pissed so it could turn the next pad yellow at will. Now that's not normal doggedness. That's pisserverance!
Pissertation. Extended written piece composed whilst inebriated, possibly making no sense and certain to induce guilt when self-reviewed. Usually spotted on social media sites after closing time.
*A* I have a lot of things to say tonight, but I have had only oneglass of wine so far
*B* So if you carry on as usual this will turn into a pissertation
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.
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.