A competition where 8 teams of 5 people try to shoot eachother with smallfoam projectiles. Usually goes like this:
2 teams face off against eachother
if you get hit you are out
if all members of your team are out your team loses and any enemy team members that are out are now back in
last team standing after all other teams are eliminated wins
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.