Having a nightmare but in the day, so it's just a mare since it's in the day.
Basically, another way of saying you're having a living nightmare, ie you're in a really shitty situation.
Today's been AWFUL. I thought my English Literature exam was in the afternoon, but it was actually in the morning. I missed the exam, and now I've been told I've been held back. It's like all my exam-anxiety nightmares came true! I'm truly having a mare!
Often used when things have gone completely tits up and you have no control over what the fuck is going on.
Small "mares" are usually caused by physics practicals, but larger ones are usually due to women.
The Ultimate Mare: Going out with a fit girl for two years, splitting up while living with her, sleeping with her friend, sleeping with ex again a few weeks later, pulling another of your ex's friends a few weeks after, then telling your ex the gory details including the fact that you did not play it safe with either and that she may now have got de baad AIDS.
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.
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.