The act of repeatedly banging your head against a solidwall, usually out of anger.
Guy 1: Hey i heard a bunch of loud banging noises in here, you alright?
Guy 2: Oh not much i was just Pulling a Von Karma.
Guy 1: ...Maybe you should take a break from your game.
VERB, Meaning to: promise to meet up only to (at the last minute) make up a false and clearly absurd excuse
Bob: I hear Tiffany is going to pass through tonight
Frank: Yo i havent seen her since college!
Marie: Tiffany just called she said she was on her way but her car just broke into pieces!
Bob: I think tiffany is pulling-a-van!
Leaving the office early when your boss has left early as well.
Pulling a Vinkie is best done between, roughly, lunch and 4pm. After 4 you can't really say it's a Vinkie anymore, that's just leaving early.
If you notice colleagues doing Vinkies regularly, they are probably not happy in their work. If you see them doing it smiling, they probably already have another job elsewhere.
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.