So they use both lithium-ion batteries AND gallium arsonide photo-voltaic cells in solar-powered cars --- no WONDER they're erupting in flames all da time!!!
(Disclaimer --- actually, there are apparently far FEWER electric-vehicle fires than those involving petrol-powered conveyances --- I was just having fun here.)
It's just names of twoelement but when their symbols are put together, it forms NiGa which is means the N-word. It is used to hide the fact that you are saying using the N-word in a sentence while trying to avoid racist backlash.
Discovering something that is very peculiar or hard to get; especially in large quantities.
Idiom comes from a fan made Spongebob comic where two men find a truck full of gallium that supposedly belongs to Squidward.
James: "A team of miners just discovered a largepile of jewelry and building materials weighing half a ton in Cuba."
Ron: "Wow, talk about finding the gallium."
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.