Female version of a "Poon". Known for maneating and severe promiscuous behaviour. Generally found in the North of the United Kingdom, the Pooness has been known to venture down South in an attempt to find fresh meat.
A teacher and researcher at a post-secondary educational institution who has the requisite academic degrees, believes in his or her own intelligence, but is actually full of crap.
By using discipline specific jargon delivered only through long lectures from the same notes year after year, Dr. Logorrhea was displaying all the classic qualities of a poofessor.
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.