The feeling of being trapped and encroached on by Christmas; being unable to avoid or escape the commercials, the music, and the rest of the havoc that is wreaked upon all of us regardless of our religious denomination from Thanksgiving to new years'.
It's still a few days from Christmas, but I am dealing with a severe case of Claus-strophobia after going by the mall. Wake me up when it's over.
Phobia or fear of stones. Some may even include rocks. Stonophobia can happen when something serious happened to you from something involving stones. Someone with stonophobia is called a stonophobic.
"Are you chickening out or are you just stonophobic?"
"He won't go near that ocean, it's full of rocks. Don't you know he has stonophobia?"
"This injury may have scarred his life forever, causing him to be afraid of stones having a stonophobia and becoming stonophobic."
afraid of rocks afraid of stones
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
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.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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.