Derived from the suffix "Auto" and the root word "Telepathy"
Autolepathy is the common belief that, while driving, if you talk to the car ahead of you, it will somehow make that car behave in a way you want it to.
While driving:
Driver: Come on, Mustang, I got to get somewhere. How about you hurry up.
Passenger: Dude, your Autolepathy is not gonnawork.
Person(s) so bad, sad or incompetent that the person(s) know(s) at their core they are useless in at least that area of their life.
An object/function so poorly designed, executed or worn out that it is a shining example of incompetence, uselessness or the absurd.
The Lions and Raiders have been autopathetic the last decade.
The newest software upgrade was so autopathetic it was embarrassed to install itself.
The new mayor was classic autopathetic and was arrested after only 2 weeks in office.
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.