A large number or huge amount. From the French beau coup. Brought to the United States by retuning Vietnam war veterans who heard it from the heavily French influenced Vietnamese.
We ran into boo coo VC just north of the firebase.
From the movie Full Metal Jacket..the Me sucky sucky scene. The Asian whore doesn't want to have sex with the black soldier because she thinks he is "Too Boo-coo" - too much, too big
From the movie Full Metal Jacket..the Me sucky sucky scene.
The Asian whore doesn't want to have sex with the black soldier because she thinks he is "Too Boo-coo"
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.