people who make good conversation. these people are people who everyone wants to talk to because their conversations are amazingly fun. conversationalists love talking to other conversationalists as well.
John: Hey Lisa you know those kids Eddie and Jen?
Lisa: Oh my god yes, they are such good conversationalists.
John: I agree completely, i love talking to them so much!
Lisa: Yes I know, talking to them is my faveorite thing to do.
when you are talking to someone who is behind you while walking and they stop, turn a corner, turn around, start talking to someone else, etc. without your knowing. you keep on walking and talking to them even though they aren't there, resulting in stares and strange looks.
I walked down the hallway of my school one monday telling my friend how my weekend was when she turned into the library without my knowing; I was still talking. I was at the end of the hallway when I realized she wasn't there, it was then that I figured out why everyone was giving me funny looks. -Invisible Conversationalism-
A forced conversation with a person who is obviously not interested in talking to you; talking to a person who is trying to read or study, stopping a person in the hall who was avoiding eye contact with you, and seeking a person out for a pointless conversation are all conversational rape.
"I was trying to do my homework and she just kept talking about her vitamins. it was awful. the worst conversational rape i've ever been through."
That friend that makes or receives a phone call and then starts having a conversation with someone in the room as well as the person on the phone.
OMG, Lorrie is the worst. The other day she called me and as soon as I said "Hello" she said "Hey" then started a conversation that I could not follow. Then she asked me what I was doing, and then back to the other person then me..... and so on, therefore becoming a Multi Conversationalist. Drives me BONKERS!!!!
A person with the ability to turn a conversation about water into a conversation about wine.
A: After my work-out i was really thirsty, i would have killed for some water.
B: Then why didn't you just un-cork a good bottle?
A: Un-cork? .... are you talking about wine again?
B: Of course, what else?
A: Man, you'r a true Conversational Jesus!..
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.