Loud and obnoxious, in-your-face, cacophonous, dissonant, screeching, shrill, grating.
Anne Boleyn's stridently sexy allure, sophistication, and sharp tongued wit captivated Henry VIII.
Glenn Beck sobbed and whined stridently in his reactionary performance, based more on emotion and pandering than on sound information.
The Tea Party shrieked their bizarre agenda stridently over the news, their lack of adequate education was painfully clear; it's doubtful that any of them even knew what the Boston Tea Party was really about.
a completely wicked song, by the band Disturbed. Off of their 3rd CD, "Ten Thousand Fists". The album is highly anticipated and is to be released September, 2005.
"hey man, have you heard disturbed's new song, stricken?, it KICKS ASS"
When you are so far beyond being done with something or someone.
When you are ill or look like you've just returned from the 7 circles of hell.
When a person/place/thing seems to be cursed.
When you're ready to "strike a match" to the entire situation.
"Will, are you okay? You look like you went bobbing for apples, and someone set the back of your hair on fire!"
"Bitch, I'm stricken!"
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.