A crucible of fire. The perfect mix of the cream of the crop and the worst students in all of Massachusetts. The teachers joke that there are actually two schools depending on whether or not you teach AP kids or not. It's terrible design and building material perfectly fit in with the city it's built in. Your experience at Taunton High will either be a magical fun experience of education or an endless onslaught of disrespectful teachers and aggressive peers, pretty much all depending on how you do on your first year there. The food is pretty garbage (besides the salad) and all of the head staff will be extremely rude to you unless you're an outstanding student or on student council. The best redeeming quality THS has is that there's a lot of elective courses to choose from so it can help you figure out what you're interested in.
Person one: "I go to Taunton High School!"
Person two: "I'm sorry to hear that."
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.