The point of inebriation where one becomes possessed of legendary eloquence.
May or may not involve lecturing people endlessly on things that they probably do not want to hear.
Alice reached the magic level of Shakespearean drunk and was able to sing "The Elements" by Tom Lehrer
Ryan got Shakespearean drunk at the Halloween party and lectured me for twenty minutes about how my William Wallace costume contained multiple anachronisms.
Early modern English. The English used between 1500 and 1700. Shakespearean English contains words like thee, thou, and thy, and is completely different from current-day English.
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.