The feeling of paranoia and fear an insecure person feels because one believes that other people think one looks like a clown such as Bozo or Ronald McDonald. An attack of clownaphobia can be caused simply at the sight or mention of clowns or clown props such as round red noses, big red hair, huge floppy shoes, bicycle horns, baggy pokadot pants. In some extreme cases, puppets and cartoon characters such as Howdy Doody and Alfred E. Newman can bring on an attack.
Ike got run over when Bobby honked his bicycle horn at him because Ike had an attack of clownaphobia and started crying and forgot to move out of Bobby's way.
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.