An accessory to the more commonly known "wing man," the rear gunner's job is to provide even more assistance to the lead and the wing men. The rear gunner's job is to hurl insults and other harmful comments about the physical traits or mental insecurities of anyone and everyone that tries to approach either of his buddies. The rear gunner is a necessity for serious pick up situations, a job to be entrusted to a true friend and serious shit talker.
A very brave bloke who sat for hours in the rear gun turret of a WW2 bomber having the shit shot out of him by enemy fighters. It was lonely freezingly cold job with a high mortality rate.
A WW2 bomber had several defensive gun turrets, the rear one was the most vunerable to being hit by an enemy fighter's machine guns.
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.
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.