Of infinitesimal value, penny ante, small, trivial, unimportant, trifling.
Another term spawned by its repetitive usage in a regional northeastern supermarket chain and coined by one of its store managers.
When one dislikes something, without reason, simply because others dislike it.
Sam: I can't put my finger on it, but I really don't like Nicolas Cage! He just rubs me the wrong way.
Ben: I don't know, man, it sounds to me like you're suffering from a bad case of The Nickelback Effect.
Nickelbackgot together and created a CD of there best hits, unfortunately in the end this CD was released with 0 songs on it, as Nickelback has no great hits
smith: "did you get that Nickelback Greatest Hits Album yet?"
Johnson: "you mean the one with 0 songs on it, thats that shit, that Nickelback pays you to buy because it's that shit?"
smith: "yes that one"
Johnson: "yea i got it yesterday"
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.