A denoobre (pronounced "Dee-NEW-bray") is a demerit credited to a franchisee who uses the BOSS intranet and improperly spells one or more words. Each misspelling or incorrectly used grammar equals one denoobre. At the end of the year, the Spelling Czar (appointed by the President) will report to the Home Office the results of findings throughout the prior year.
Those whose name(s) remains on the list at an arbitrarily determined cut-off point, will be eligible to receive a franchise-fee free month, including those ascribed to amounts sent in monthly for NAF (National Advertising Funds).
This system has been implemented on the private intranet systems used by various franchisers to improve the literacy of its owners.
Joe earned a pair of denoobres for posting something with respect to his business concern on his franchise intranet without regard to grammar or spelling rules: "Like I siad, she wasn't someone I'd do business with again."
Use of proper grammar and spelling would rewrite this sentence to read as follows: "As I said, she wasn't someone I'd do business with again."
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.