Common phrase used by Londoners to describe something that usually only occurs in London. Typical of something or someone from London.
ie. Scott Garcia's garage song its a london thing.
Camden Market etc.
Could relate to numerous areas, or fashions or TV programmes like Made In Chelsea etc.
All A London Thing!
1. Chanice, aged 15, dressed head to toe in her favorite lime green lonsdale tracksuit walks into the popular yet expensive store Topshop. She says to her two month year old child Jordan, ' I feel like a pig in London'.
2. Whilst on their gap year Tarquin and Beatrice decide to travel to Africa. They accidently wander into the Somalian Desert, Tarquin says to Beatrice, 'gosh I feel like a pig in London'.
A Landon is Usually a tall black male with sometimes a afro. They usually think they are hard BUT they are pretty cool and they are good in relationships. Landons are NEVER two-faced to anyone and you can always rely upon then.
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.