Two opposing views, where both partiesdebate and present their arguments.
Topic: 'Smart phones make us stupid, agree or disagree?'
Girl: Smart phones make us stupid, because we always cheat using the phone.
Boy: There is no proof that smart phones make us stupid though.
Girl: You are using the smart phone and you have already failed the exams. Duh! You have lost the 2 sided debate!
A loosely connected group of deep thinkers who come together to discuss all sorts of topics, including philosophy.
These communities exist now on social media platforms, such as youtube, whereas in the past they would have come together for social events or debates in front of a live audience.
Johnny joined a Great Debate Community to learn critical and deep thinking in order to expand his debating skills.
A frequently celebrated every Saturday specifically for debate kids. Serves as a legitimate excuse to get out of previous arrangements to spend time with the debate kids.
Andrew: Let's go to the movies on Saturday.
Leslie: No I'm busy, Saturday's are for debate kids after all!
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.