Uncontrollabletic experienced by the driver of car that causes the driver to perform innappropriate driving functions.
Signaling as you approach a curve in the road, turning windshield wipers on for a sunny day, blowing the horn for no reason whatsoever, stopping the car and shutting it off without putting it in park.
Girl: Why'd you blow the horn? There's not another vehicle within 5 miles!
Boy: I don't know!
Girl: You must have a bad case of vehicular Tourettes!
Having the tendency to scream profanities at other drivers who are talking on their cell phones, futzing with their I-Pods or doing everything but paying attention to the road. But usually yelling at your lap so nobody else knows you are calling other drivers nasty names.
Why are you screaming m***er f***er into your lap?
Because that dumb ass guy needs to hang up and drive - but if he sees me calling him that - he might pull over and beat me up! I have Vehicular Tourette's Syndrome.
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.