Two fundamental symptoms of BlackBerryBerry are the inability to relate in person to others, and the compulsion to write words in cryptic abbreviation.
verb. Inventing an excuse to avoid obligations (such as dinner parties with insufferable aunts). esp. an excuse that involves travel
etymology: in The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde the character initially called "Algernon" invents a friend named "Bunberry" who is an invalid plagued by sporadic, inexplicable disease, and whom Algernon visits regularly.
Mr. Williamsleft town to visit his sick friend, perhaps he's Bunberrying and really seeing a mistress.
The slow, meandering, annoying way someone walks when they're on their blackberry and they're not paying attention to how much they are in everybody else's way.
"I would have been here earlier but I was stuck getting out of the subway behind some idiot doing the blackberry shuffle."
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.