a portmanteau of the words "stink"and "pinkerton."
stink refers to something smelly, namely a fart.
pinkerton refers to a private detective.
thus, a stinkerton is a private detective hired to investigate the origins of a particular rip. the best stinkertons have backgrounds in fartography. if a trained fartographer is present at the scene of a true stink, undoubtedly he/it/they will be able to identify who released the rotten wind.
cadwallader: i lit'rally just dumpt unto my trousers.
triebwasser: shall we ring up a stinkerton?
cadwallader: wha'for, dear man? i just confessed to the smell-crime.
triebwasser: fair enough, my liege. 'tis a true abomination of the senses.
Former olympic even removed from olympioc venues in 1768 due to suvere injury. This event was among one of the most popular games in its time, and is still practiced today at some schools and collages. It is a team sport, and a team consists of two players. One to spank, and the other to be spanked (kinda obvious) and the team that can produce the most impressive spank wins. Point go towards the accuracy of the spank, wind resistance, volume and the fatigue used.
Name an olympic sportcancelled in the late 1760's which included a team of two people and resulted in saw backsides: spankerthon.
Stoner 1: hey man pass me those Doritos
Stoner 2: Dude why do you sound so angry Stoner 1: Sorry man, Stonertone
Stoner 2: What did you say I wasn't listening?
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.