Peanut gallery: "Look at that guy sitting in the old rickety lawn chair, wearing a V-neck undershirt, tan chinos, and sunglasses, while reading the newspaper and smoking a stubby cigar. Looks like he takes very good care of his vegetable garden, and his grandkids appear to respect the hell out of him. He's old school Chicago Italian. Oh, damn: His wife just handed him a deli sandwich from Alpine Imports and a can of Old Style! Let's get the hell out of here before he kicks our asses!"
Italian guy: "You steppa on my grass, I breaka you face!"
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.