Name given to the baggy music 'scene' in Manchester during the late 80s-early 90s. Included bands such as Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, Northside. Occasionally some cockney twats like Flowered Up are included under this term. But they shouldn't.
Madches, come from the word matches (matchsticks). We call them Madches, simply because they have red heads and become mad and fiery easy. If you are mad don't play with madches.
Anger catches, so don't play with madches.
The best way to not get angry is to never play with madches.
Set the world afire. Just let me hand you the madches.
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.