The monthly ritual that everyone takes part in. Im refering to the hygenic applications like, washing your hair that one extra time, brushing your teeth extra long, flossing til the cows come home, trimming your nails, plucking those unwanted hairs.. the extra long shower.. or bath.. to get super clean squeecky.. just because..
Dad - "Wheres all the hot water?"
Me - "Oh sorry, I was doing a tuneup"
or
Will - "Dude, before you go to see that chick, you should do a tuneup.."
Me - "Good call man."
A minor (or major) beat down of a guy deficient in payment of loansharking or protection payments to the 'mob' or who displays a lack of respect to same.
"Joey the deli guy is a little slow on the payback and he gave Vinnie some backtalk the last time he collected. I think it's time Joey got a little tuneup to remind him who's boss in this town."
When your vehicle is running poorly, one holds the throttle wide open to redline for a long period of time in hopes that it will fix it
Mexican#1: hey amigo, is your truckroad worthy yet? I need a ride to the store for some tequilla?
Mexican#2: not yet. I tried giving it a Tijuana tuneup last night and I think it's running worse now
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.