Becoming nose-blind to a particular smell usually due to familiarity with or prolonged exposure to them. Just like Rover from Rover's Morning Glory's childhood friend Patel. Patel's house reeked of curry, but he was not aware of the pungent stank occupying his home. He was oblivious to the fact that basically everything within a 5 mile radius of his house smelled of the aromatic spice. Also known as Odor fatigue or Olfactory adaption.
Jeffrey was confident he could wear his outfit for one more day. However, The Patel Effect prevented him from realizing the truth that he smelled like a daycare's diaper bin.
1) to go out and "get the ball rolling", so to speak, with a certain physical activity
2) when one is "rusty" at a certain sport and they want to get back into shape or return to the state in which they previously performed in a consistent manner due to an upcoming event in which that person or persons will compete at said sport/activity
3) to heat up and eat one's artistic supplies
Ay boys, lax season is right around the corner so we gon' go out this afternoon and get the pastels cooking
Wow, Grayson is pretty good considering he hasn't played in a while; he musta got them pastels cooking awhile ago
In the male (and possibly female) restrooms of high schools, cheap ceiling panels can be pushed aside. This allows students to climb up into the ceiling (usually by using the handles in the handi-capped stall) where they can smoke weed during lunch. Should not be attempted by students over 300 pounds.
"Dude! There's people in the ceiling!"
"Cracks in the ceiling panels, man. Cracks in the ceiling panels."
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 murdererused a serrated blade.
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.