A Naval prank played on new ship members for them to search for a golden rivet in the ships structure. Commonly ambiguous with a homosexual act as an "initiation" of the person. The latter is the generally accepted civilian meaning, however it is not referred to by anyone in the Navy, nor is the term spoken of.
The Golden Rivet is the name of a gay bar in San Francisco, named after the mythical Golden Rivet in the bow of warships. Young male newbies are taken to see it, and when they bend over to see it, they're pantsed and fucked in their bung-hole.
I went to The Golden Rivet when I was an under-ageteenager, and some dudes took me to the back room and showed me The Golden Rivet!
When someone lays on an angle and has multiple people pee on them. Creating a river affect running down their body. Similar to a golden shower but with more people.
Man I'd really like a golden river from those four guys over there.
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.