Someone who does not purchase consumer content on physical media. Instead of books, CDs, DVDs, BluRay Discs, they prefer purchasing the content from direct digital downloads.
n. member of the left leaning Progressive Democratic Party who also holds dear the Libertarian Party values of self-determination and self-responsibility whilst also recognising life is rarely a continuous, straight upward climb and, if a safety net is required, it should be there for those who need it!
Not to ever be confused with Blue Dog Conservative Democrat. These are DINOs (democrats in Name Only) who espouse common sense but practise and embrace far right corporate dominance policies.
The Demotarian, recognising the difficulteconomy, was completely for the extension of unemployment beyond 99 weeks and against privatisation of prisons and schools.
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.