Originally meaning a random series of events or figures in a fantasy or dreamlike state.
Used now to define a night out, normally substance fuelled, that leads to lot's of strange, weird, wonderful and damn right crazy things taking place around you as you try, and fail, to make sense of exactly what is going on.
Man, last night was fucked up, as soon as we hit the club and I came up the whole thing became phantasmagorical. What the hell was that swedish dwarf doing on our drive with andrex tissue hanging out of her pussy?
The best word in the world, it is used to describe a group of mythical and fantasy creatures, or just top confuse people as most people have never heard it.
As he looked into the forest he saw all manner of Phantasmagoria.
or
instead of the insult your mum, ill screw ur phantasmagoria then walk off.
To experience flashing, unrelated images in frequent succession whilst in a spasmic state, such as having an orgasm or having a fit (often drug related).
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.