(noun) An upbeat, lively social gathering, often involving music.
People at these gatherings are often of the older, more "refined crowd". This festival can attribute its name to the adjective snazzy, or the noun snaz.
Tammy knew something wasn't right. Her attire certainly didn't allow her to mingle with the others at the snazfest.
My snazfest will be the talk of the town.
It was a snazfest until the cover band played Lenny Kravitz.
A mixture of the words 'snazzy' and 'fantastic', for use when someone has obtained a piece of clothing or electronic gadgetry that is both very good and a bit flashy.
"Wow, that new MP3-DVD-rumble pack-guitar you have there is snazztastic!"
"That is a snazztastic skirt you're wearing!"
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.