NOUN: a surname found mostly in northern America (i.e. Minnesota-Wisconsin area), known as a fun-loving group of people. Of German origin, small school in Germany named after them. Not very big drinkers, but when given the opportunity, have a very high tolerance for alchohol. Compound from the words Sure+Hammer; early blacksmiths, and later drinking champions. Very smart intelligent people, many of whom have gone of to do great things. You can tell a Schurhammer apart because they are beautiful, graceful, athletic people
The man looked on in shock as she slammed down her fourth glass.
"Did you see that?" he asked his friend. "Four! In less than five minutes! She just hammered them down!"
"Didn't I tell you?" his friend asked, grinning. "She's a Schurhammer."
"Ah, I see."
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.