something that mostly anorexics and bulimics use. Is usually in the form of a picture in which ana and miapeople look to to gain inspiration to continue starving themselves in order to reach an ideal that they will never be able to get to.
common thinspirations:
nicole richie, olsen twins, kate moss, supermodels in general, hilary duff, kate bosworth
An anorexic's version of 'inspiration'. They gain inspiration to be as thin as certain celebrities by looking at their pictures and videos. Some make slideshow videos of thin girls such as Nicole Richie, Nicky Grahame, Lexi Lush, Victoria Beckham, Keira Knightley etc..and put the videos on YouTube. Some make 'thinspiration walls' which are noticeboards with photos of thin girls pinned up.
A combination of the words thin and inspiration, a thinspiration is something, usually an image or a person, that portrays an unhealthily skinny body. It serves as a trigger for those suffering from anorexia or bulimia, and is a large part of pro-ana and pro-bul culture.
Thinspiration and other pro-eating disorder media, (like most awful things), is largely present on social media sites likeTumblr.
Oh my god Eugenia Cooney's body is so goals! She is totally my thinspiration!
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.