The disgraced sibling of 'pattyshop'. A sweetieshop is when the standards and operations of a business/organization, are so subpar, that to call it a pattyshop, would be an insult to the hard-working pattyshops in existence. This word is also popular in Jamaica. However, unlike pattyshop, users of the word do not believe that the tragic establishment, can do better.
Call-Center Worker 1: No sah, kinda pattyshop dis?
Call-Center Worker 2: No girl, yadiss Tastees. This a one sweetieshop.
1) condition characterized by excess perspiration accumulated on the ball sack.
2) an ancient Greek military commander who won fame fighting the Persian invasion. pronounced swess-ta-klees.
1) Yo, open that window so I can get a nice breeze going on my swesticles.
2) Today in history class, we studied war strategies pioneered in ancient Greece. You can really see the influence generals like Swesticles had on modern military.
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.