A fear which an individual is worried about being seen and expressing their feelings. The past on this phobia can be trauma or past abuse - such as emotional, verbal or physical. Some events can also be a death of a loved one, having an accident or surviving a natural disaster. How you feel in this situation is rapid heartbeat, nausea, trembling, loss of control and excessive thoughts. You can try to calm yourself by trying mindfulness, mindfulness is a great way to calm yourself down when you are worried, stressed, upset or angry.
Person 1: What's the fear of when you fear of expressing your feelings?
Person 2: Oh! It's a hard one. Animotophobia!
Person 1: Thanks, but can you spell it and text it to me so I can spell it?
Person 2: Alright.
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.