An exclamation similar to "Jesus Fucking Christ" with the added sentiment of getting on one's last nerve, i.e., hanging by a shoestring. Best said when one is completely baffled.
"Christ on a shoestring, I have no idea what a guy wants. First date #1 wants to have sex, #2 wants a goodnight kiss, #3 thinks I'm too physically aggressive if I give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek to say goodnight. I might as well just become a lesbian."
The process of emergency cleaning of the floor by scraping your shoe along the skirting board to collect piles of dog hair and crumbs, without having to get the hoover out.
Just do a bit of shoevering round the kitchen floor please, there's loads of dog hair.
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.
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.