When part or all of a wooden match has burned away, this is what remains. Due to its brittle and disappointing nature, the word can be used as a metaphor for uselessness and surprised disappointment.
"There's nothing left in this matchbox but a bunch of stiltskins!"
"His legs looked liketwo stiltskins..."
"The iPad is about as useful as a stiltskin."
My girlfriend was laying in bed because her head was spinning from the vodka she drank so I had to have her stand up to give her the grundle stiltskin she would never forget.
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.