A lude gesture involving the extension of the third finger on the left hand out the window of a moving vehicle. While this gesture is most often reserved for the operator of the vehicle, passengers in the front and rear may be recruited as needed. ie. flying the bird as an excuse for driving like a masshole.
Jonny flashed his Boston turn signal as he cut off all the oncoming traffic.
A mythicalobject, believed to be found inside automobiles in or around Philadelphia.
If only there was a way to signal this turn so the person behind me knows what my intentions are. Oh well I'm from philly and wouldn't use a turn signal anyway.
When a driver from Illinois suddenly veers into your lane for no reason, with no turn signal whatsoever. Usually performed at high speed, and when no other cars are in the vicinity.
The idea to teach the concept of "turn signals" has been floated through years in Illinois driver's ed schools, but nothing serious has come of it.
Outside of Illinois, it is most often seen by Wisconsin and Indiana residents due to the prevalence of FIBs.
Two guys in a car: one from Wisconsin, the other from Illinois.
Wisconsin driver: That asshole just cut me off!
Illinois passenger: Oh come on, he did use the Illinois Turn Signal.
the light that indicates which way you are going to turn while driving....a lever to left of the steering wheel is raised or lowered to start the flashing of the light
Most drivers these days are not aware that their cars come equipped with turn signals, or they are just too "busy" to use them- they expect other drivers to be psychic and figure out what exactly they are doing- it is infuriating!!!!!
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.