when you don't want to use your government name it sounds perfect because it is a first and last name. by the time they realize is sounds similar to a "fallopian" tube
when the hostess asks for my name i will say phil opian. i wonder who will figure it out?
1) An individual who has the distinct physical features of a Filipino but does not incorporate the Filipino culture into one's personality.
2) It is also when someone of a different nationality does not know that a person from the Philippines is called a Filipino and tends to call them "Philipians"
"yea im filo but i cant speak tagalog"
"its cause you're not a filo, you're philipian"
"hey are you philipian?"
"what? you mean filipino?"
"oh yea sorry i thought it was philipian"
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.