A Canadian must have. Most notably worn by Bob and Doug McKenzie. Canadian versions of the touque are best identified by the "pom-pom" attached to the top of the touque.
ok eh! Like it was so cold that we had to wear touques eh!
Typical Canadian slang talking about joking around. Can be used in many situations but exceptionally well used in winter where you can pull the toque down over their eyes making the metaphorical "pulling the wool over their eyes" more literal.
"Hey man did you REALLY do that?"
"No wayman, I'm just tugging your toque."
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.