when young birds leave the nest, or when a person leaves home for the first time.
That little chick flew the coup and that raccoon saw and its going to eat it.
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to leave the mess that was my house, i flew the coup, and never returned.
A very powerful drama movie with some laughs starring Jack Nicholson. He plays a convict who faked insanity to go to mental hospital. There he finds Nurse Ratched who is an evil nurse
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the best movies ever made. Won for the Best Picture Oscar award in 1975.
When an employee is stressed out and pushed to the breaking point and starts screaming loudly and uncontrollably, it is said their hamster flew off the exercise wheel such as is found in a hamster's cage. Frequently happens to employees at "the new AT&T"
"After being yelled at by Quita all day, Rosa's hamster flew off the wheel!"
Reference to the sacred love making of Cleopatra and the prince of Persia when they had a ceremonious sexual bonfire in which the Pegasus was born and learnt how to fly. Commonly used by the Gyllenhaal family when they are wondering why their youngest son Jake is tardy.
Mom... where's Jake?!?
well Maggie- remember he had improv class today?!
ugh... well fuck me and the horse I flew in on.
*in unison* that's are Jakey!!!
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.