The mother goddess in the indigenous belief systems of the Andes mountains. Her name literally means "Mother World" and she is associated with the earth and fertility. She has survived the Spanish conquest and she is still revered by communities in the Andes.
Pachamama has the power to cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but she is generally benevolent to her people.
(popularized by a novelty tune, of the same name, that was written by Irving Taylor in 1958, and covered by Soupy Sales, as well as The Muppets)
Pachalafaka! Pachalafaka!
Takes me back with you to passionate desert scenes...
and it's there we'll stay...
'til the very day...
we find out what 'pachalafaka' means!
A slang term that originated from the popular video game, Dead Rising, it is the closest translation from Cherokee for the word "bitchass." Literally translated, the word for deceitful is "pacha" and the word for beast is "mama"
Frank is always in my face about getting a job, he's starting to be a real pachamama.
A native word of South American Quechua, it literally means earth-potato. While this phrase holds no practical use on its own, the word does hold value as as an exclaimation which is fun to say and, if timed right, amusing to hear.
The nickname of a stuffed Alpaca. It has a dummy face and resembles a Canadianbaby Twitcher. It also has a long neck like a sausage that lets it wiggle like boing-oing-oing-oing.
"What did big daddy give you for Christmas?"
"Oh, he gave me pacapaca. It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die."
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.