This phrase has been used in Liverpool for decades.
1 Adjective. Description of a poor attempt to direct a football goalward with the head.
2. Adjective. Description of person who made the poor attempt to direct the ball goalward with their head.
Based on ten bob being a 50p piece, ball has spanged off one of the vertices of the 50p piece which is metaphorically on the footballers head. Ball heads off at a wild angle to that which was intended.
" That was a proper ten bob header mate"
" The state of that, you ten bob head!"
An individual with cranial proportions so vast that the space could easily be filled by ten normal human heads or similar in volume to an adult elephant skull.
This description specifically relates to the neurocranium (the braincase) and not the rest of the head.
"hey look at him, his head is so big it's blocking out the sun, f**k me it's the size of tenheads"
A mildly deformed human, who through genetic mishaps has an over-developed bulbous cranium. Despite having a larger capactiy for brain storage, Ten Headed people tend to be below the average IQ level and are therefore ridiculed accordingly. Ten Headed people cannot ride motorcycles in the UK due to helmet fitting and balancing issues.
Jonny -'Oh my God where the fuck has the Sun went to?'
Jimmy - 'I think it's an eclipse!'
Jonny - 'Nah - it's coz that moron with a badass case of Ten Heads, fucker has walked passed, that's all'
Jimmy - 'Hey cocksucker, get out the fuckin way'
A Parasitic Tenhead Vampire is self explanatory. But it is a Parasite which has a huge head is classified as a Vampire in the sense they suck you dry for everything you have to offer. In Samoa we call this a Dawn. This name was given since the suspicious parasite would likely appear after Dawn.
Did you see that? No what is it, that family had a Dawn! Oh no, I hope they get help! Yeah that Parasitic Tenhead Vampire needs to burn!
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.