It's presented kinda like an opportunity, but there's always a catch, which is usually a demand for something you're not really comfortable doing, which would usually require great effort and commitment on your part, and would really only serve to make the other person look good (and probably momentarily at that). Oh, and you can't get the opportunity part unless you agree to the catch, so it's basically a hustle. Usually a faux-portunity is followed by a hyped-up promise that can never be delivered. In other words, it's a complete waste of your time.
I thought he was offering me the real deal, but it was just a faux-portunity.
- dude, how was the test?
--oh mann, it was soo hard.
- that's what she said.
--well that was a pertunity
or
--man you missed the best pertunity the other day. we were taking a french test and the teacher said "lets do the oral part first" thats what she saiid.
A word often used by a very enthusiastic teacher of a class who considers pop quizzes as opportunities, without feeling any mercy towards the poor children who will suffer under it.
Physics teacher: *claps hands* "TIME FOR A POPERTUNITY"
Student: "Screw you Mr. Elbaz"
Physics teacher: "what was that?"
Student: "Nothing.."
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.