The Organization to which the Borg think it is only ever neccessary to send one Cube at a time to assimilate, even if it fails every time.
ST first contact (at Earth, attacking the United Federation of Planets); "One cube has entered visual range. Speed warp 9 point..."
ST voy (In Delta Quadrant); They swarmed our system - Hundreds of Cubes.
A Galactic power in the fictional Star Trek Universe. The Federation is located in the Alpha Quadrantof the Milky Way Galaxy. It is comprised of 150 Member Worlds spread across 8,000 Light Years and probably the only true large scale democracy in the quadrant. It was formed on August 19, 2161. The capital planet is Earth. The Federation is governed by the Federation Council consisting of representatives from each of the member worlds. The federation also has a president which looks after the administrative role.
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.