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.
"I'll have you know that that I've become indestructible. Determination that is incorruptible, from the other side a terror to behold, annihalation will be unavoidable. Every brokenenemy will know that their opponent had to be invincible..."
A word meaning both indie and obscure, used mostly in jest and mocking of things so unknown that they MUST be cool. First spoken by Carly Jessica or Stephanie
Uncontrollably sweaty, sticky, musty, slimey balls sack, shaft and gooch. Entire pubic region bothered and uncomfortable due to a time period of hot, humid weather without a shower.
We have been at the Indy 500 for 3 days now without a shower and this humid hot weather is causing terrible "Indysac".
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.