The term for London, the capital of england, used by a french newspaper in reference to its radical islamist community. (use has become much more mainstream since the 7th and 21st july attacks)
London is now commonly referred to as "Londonistan" - a word usedseveral times in different papers.
A member of a revolutionary group in Niceragua during the mid-70's. The group succeeded in overthrowing the government in that time, but they are facing large opposition in the present. Their current party name is FSLN, Frente Sandinista de la Liberacion de Niceragua.
Sandinista is a cool liberation front. I shall name my CS name that, and hence be a member of a cool liberation front.
The Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (Sandinista National Liberation Front) usually referred to as simply the Sandinistas or FSLN is a leftist political movement in Nicaragua. Also subjectively refered to as a recorded musical album of the same name produced by politically vocal, pro communist group The Clash.
By 1980 Sandinista organizations embraced some 250,000 Nicaraguans. Less than a year after their victory, the Sandinistas controlled the government.
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.