An exclamation used in particularly bad circumstances. Typically followed by the expression "Thanks for nothing," used in a saracastic fashion, even if the speaker has no apparent audience or reason to be displeased with the person to whom he/she is speaking. Commonly used among 5-year-olds with undiagnosed attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, frustrated office workers and people who dislike the word shit because of its pedestrian nature.
John S.: Mrs. Johnson, my mom needs a cup of flour to bake a cake.
Mrs. Johnson: Well, honey, I'm sorry but we just ran out of flour. Please tell your mommy I'm sorry.
John S.: Shithorn! Thanks for nothing!
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.