When a person gives a more detailed explenation of a situation/opinion than peopleactually care for.
"Sorry i was a bit late today i had to take my cat to the vets" (that would be an ideal place to stop) but then if the person goes into a 5 minute story about whats wrong with there cat, vet insurance, what the vet looked like, how long it took ect ect.. then the relpy would be
noun. The chain of suggestions that occurs at the end of reallyanything on the internet, from articles to blogs to shopping sites. Most notably this phenomenon occurs with YouTube videos. These chains of links can lead to extremely obscure and unexpected destinations.
A maelstrom of linkage, such as happens at youtube, tvtropes.org, wikipedia, and many other sites on the internet. It often causes browser crashes due to too many open tabs. Similar to "pornado".
"I just wanted to look at Sarah Michelle Gellar's profile on IMDB, but it turned into a Buffy linkstrom."
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.