A word made up in order to impress the opposite sex. It can be lightly or heavily peppered into conversation depending on the type of conversation. It is usually added as a sign of agreement however since the word has actually no meaning it could possibly used in place of anything.
"I believe that Persian wars as described by Herodotus in his Histories is confligutory to previous account." - use in academic setting
Guy 1: "Hey wasn't that an awesome goal."
Guy 2: "Yea I'm confligutory with that goal."
Hot Girl: impressed
- use in everyday setting
Recreating a story told by an individual that was just ridiculous and false with the intention of satire and mockery.
We retold the story, in a conflamatory way, how our friend told us about the difference between Iced tea and ice tea. Of which, we know there is no such partition.
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.
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.