Teenager: When can I get married?
Mom: How about 23 or 24?
Teenager:MOoom! I'll be an old
man by then.
Mom (rolls her eyes): 24 and that's final.
Teen: 19 or 20 or 21...please???
Mom: How about not?
Teen: Pretty pretty please with cherries on top???
Mom: Find yourself a girlfriend first.
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.
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.