Sharp rays of bright sunshine that pierce the canopy of a wood or forest. The word possibly owes part of its origin to shiv slang for a knife which in turn is derived from the Romany word chiv meaning a blade
A word used as replacement for an insult or when referring to anything in the extreme negative/positive. It can also be used as a verb in those contexts as well
1. Jerry can't come over to hang out? That is the schviench
2. I got schvienched on my way to school because this person I was trying to avoid tried talking to me
verb: "to block (online, in order to push out all dissenting opinions)"
A derivation of the YouTube member Steve Shives (previously famous for his "5 Stupid Things..." series, in which he chooses a topic and makes a video elaborating on five silly or nonsensical aspects of that topic). Steve Shives is known to block seemingly anyone and everyone who argues against points he's made, and is now famous for blocking people freely and with abandon.
I tweeted some Econ. statistics on their post about the Wage Gap, and I got Shived immediately, so now I can't see anything on their page.
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.