Part of a phrase that usually goes (after one has stated a very unbelievable story) Oh yeah? Where'd you hear that? the Quibbler? -laughs ensue- This references the newspaper The Quibbler that Xenophilius Lovegood of the Harry Potter series prints on a regular basis, which is usually full of ridiculous sightings of fictional creatures and outlandish stories.
Rutherford: Did you know that dogs go to heaven? God told me last night!
Cornelius: HA! Where'd you hear that? The Quibbler?
The most common term used in reference to a member of Quibblo.com who logs on and creates quizzes or stories daily, and is excessively enthusiastic about the website.
The user "Ripplefart" has taken over 5000 quizzes, created over 200 quizzes, has over 300friends, and most importantly, logs on everytime she has the chance to. She considers herself a Quibblonian, and does her best not to associate this with the fact that her social life is going rapidly downhill.
The smaller, lesser-known fifth House of Hogwarts. It is a kind of special-ed House where the wizards with mental handicaps are placed. The House color is chartreuse yellow so that the often wandering students can be found easily. Quidditch is played on the gound with cones and a Nerf ball and the players all wear helmets. The Quibbledorf Trio is Leroy (Harry) who has Tourette's and a stutter, Rain (Hermione) who is mentally handicapped and stares and drools and Sampson (Ron) who has a hunchback and is in love with Rain, constantly wiping her drool.
Can also be used as a way to describe someone doing something stupid.
Trying to push open a door that says "pull"...Quibbledorf
Sticking a knife in an electrical outlet...Quibbledorf
Trying to slide down a garbage shoot...Quibbledorf
Person #1: "Look at that guy trying to shove M&M's up his nose."
Person #2: "Wow...he would be in Quibbledorf."
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.