An extremely unappreciated individual whose sole purpose is to bag groceries. The task this individual performs is often seen as menial by regular jackoffs.
The people who go around collecting the dirty dishes at a restaurant on a cart. They also usually clean the dishes, take out the trash, and clean the bathroom among the other nasty shit that the restaurant staff doesn't want to do.
Dude 1: Yo where you work at?
Dude 2: At the local Joes grill. I'm a busboy.
Ghost who inhabits the Shoneys on the Parkway between Auburn and Opelika Alabama. Haunts the late night janitorial crew after midnight. All new late night clean up crews are warned, "You can't kill him with your broom cause he's a ghost.
The cook warned me about staying late and cleaning up. Said the Headless BigBoy would get me.
A usually very handsome, silent, and mysterious character that works in restaurants cleaning off tables, flirting with the hostesses, disinfecting the toilet rooms. Most busboys are equipped with a nice sense of humor and large muscles that are capable of carrying large items such as tables, all the shitty plates and drinks the people didn't use, and the hearts of his female coworkers.
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.