Term used within the complex exchange system established by the Spanish for African trade; referred to the value of an adult male slave.
Spanish colonist: "A yo, how much for dat young Indies piece right durr?"
Slave Trader: " Ay man I got a real deal for you dawg, you know dem Royal African Company be sellin dem for £300, but ima be you's brother and sell you that young piece for £50.
THIS FEELS LIKE DEATH OKAY. I JUST HAD IT TODAY TRUST ME. IT FEELS LIKE YOUR HEART IS EXPLODING ANd you need to puke and is just terrible. really makes you want to die oh man. you don't want to breath or swallow or move or do anything that involves living. what i do to try and fix it fast is just burp my little heart out until the pukey feeling leaves
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.