Name created in 1998 by Emily Quelch in New Zealand, for her daughter, word was taken from greek word for goddess Thea and made into a name which sounds like "Tiana" but pronounced Tay-ah-na to differentiate it from the name which comes from "follower of christ"; tiana. Thea was also a name given to the moon sometimes by Greek people and it can mean "shining".
A man of Greek origin. May own small islands in the Aegean and welcome visitors with exuberant declarations of 'Welcome to my island'. Thanasis is generous, fun-loving, romantic, sexy, a great lover and a true and loyal friend. Thanasis will lend you anything and try to procure anything you want that he doesn't have. Often quite hairy. Likes to party hard, love well and uses the word brave to mean big. A Thansis is a wonderful human being.
Girl 1: I met this awesome guy in Greece Girl 2: Did he own the island?
Girl 1: Funnily enough he did!
Girl 2: He must have been Thanasis then!
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.
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.