An answer to anything. When not wanting to answer a question, or not wanting to tell the other person the real answer to the question, or if you have no idea what the answer is.
Teacher: Nick what is the answer to number 3?
Student: Shimmy Shanks.
Girl : Did you cheat on me??
Boy: Shimmy Shanks
Mom : What time will you be home?
Son : Shimmy shanks
A dance where one guy chases the other in a circle in a really weird way where one guy is backing up with his left foot in front of his right and the other constantly has hit right foot in front of his left.
Will Hunter Towery of Sondley, NC (828) 712-9306 was mad that I lied to him about the movie, so I shimmyshanked him a little and we were fine!
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.