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In one eye and out the other 

Failure to comprehend what you are reading because you are distracted or not focused.
I don't know why I am even trying to read this book - I can't focus with all this noise. Its just going in one eye and out the other!

In one eye and out the other 

Something visually boring - to the point of your eyes losing focus - that numbs your brain.
A sermon from dad elicits the "in one ear and out the other" response while a friend's boring home movie gets an "in one eye and out the other" reaction.

one eye is going into the shop, the other is coming out with the change 

When someone with a lazy eye is not wearing the prescribed glasses and their eye is wonkey.
Dude, one eye is going into the shop, the other is coming out with the change. LOL!

In one eye out the other

When your mind is completely elsewhere or unfocused as you watch someone demonstrate how to complete a certain task
Him: Aaaaand it’s that easy! That’s how you put a windshield wiper on a car. Now you try to put the other one on!

You: yeah I would love to but all of that just went in one eye out the other…
In one eye out the other by Ositam September 16, 2021

In one eye and out the other 

When someone shows you how to do something and you pay no attention whatsoever and therefore cannot do the thing they showed you to do
I know I just watched you put that windshield wiper on the car… but it just went in one eye and out the other

Put those eyes on the other side 

The equivalent of "Turn that frown upside-down," but on the internet.
CandyGurll776: I h8 my life, ugggghhhh :(
Broski23: Heey, put those eyes on the other side (:
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anyone who succeeds in disgracing/over indulging themselves in the throws of clubland
28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

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.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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A girl who does ballet and only talks about ballet. Her schedule is filled with dance classes which does not allow her to do any other activity.
"Hey, do you know that girl Sally?"

"Yeah, she's kind of annoying. All she ever talks about it ballet."

"Wow, what a Bunhead."

"Hey Sally, you want to hang out this weekend?"
"I can't, I have dance."
"You're such a Bunhead."

"Yeah... I know."
Bunhead by Jen00 October 24, 2014
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trucker's tan 

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.
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The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys
Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!
kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025
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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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.
Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023
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