An aircraft designed specifically for night ops. This type was first used during World War II and was used until aircraft were designed to work in day and night equally well.
The Night Fighter couldn’t use tracers because the enemy would find and kill them immediately.
Person 1: "My dad and my two brothers did the Army thing, my uncle is in the Marine Corps, and my mom is a Sheriff's Deputy. But I decided to go with the Navy instead."
An exceptionally ugly woman called in desperate times. This is usually accompanied by turning off the lights and telling her your electric has beendisconnected.
If you go to his house and the lights are always off, you may be a night fighter.
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.
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.