n. A weak wi-fi connection that your ISP insists is "blazing fast."
"We got a brand-new gateway from Comcast, but still only have wireless crapability -- every YouTube video freezes every five seconds."
Originally from Arrested Development: GOB's mispronunciation of "wireless capability," when listing Michael's ideas for Sitwell homes: "Number 32: Wireless crapability, that one explains itself."
The group of annoying kids you see on TV for Rogers enacting scenes of teen drama and acting all cute. Their adds are aimed at a large audience of youngsters as they represent a perfectly homogeneous mix, complete with the good-looking girl, not as good-looking girl, boyish guy with haircut, other boy and non-caucasian boy.
<Guy 1> Hey, I just signed up for UrbanDictinary.com strictly to playa hate the My 5 kids.
<Guy 2> Oh, the Rogers Wireless Kids? I can't stand those feeble little prepsters.
The Hawaiian concept of the Coconut Wireless is better than a cell phone! It is a wireless and fast way of communicating through word-of-mouth news or the sixth sense.
Example A: Friend 1: "Kealoha isn't home she went to the big island." Friend 2: "Yeah, I heard it on the coconut wireless."
Example B: Say you haven't seen your friend in a while and start to call them and get interrupted. Then they call you a minute later or show up on your doorstep. You are both connected to and tuned into the Coconut Wireless.
Friend 1: "Hey, I was going to call you"
Friend 2: Smiles knowingly, "I know. Heard dat on da CoconutWireless."
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.
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.