(Adj.) Used to describe someone with a general predisposition to curiosity; contrasted by someone moved to curiosity by a thought, event or experience.
Derived from the words peculiar and curious.
Used to refer to an event or thing that appears as particularly strange and out of the ordinary.
Person 1: This specification states that only one character is allowed for indicating the state of residence; however, the official state-codes all have two characters!
Person 2 (puzzled): How pecurious!
Person 1: Curiouser and curiouser!
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.