Traboulsi family; Descendants of Bertrand count of Toulouse who came from France in the 1100's and ruled Tripoli in Lebanon. He settled there and married a Lebanese woman. That's when they started calling him "Bertrand le Tripolitain" (Al Traboulsi).
Guy1 : Hey man, are you going to Raya Traboulsi's house party tonight?
Guy2 : Are you insane? Her sister Tonia Traboulsi scares the shit outta me. She once threatened to cut my belly, pull out my intestines and strangle me widd'em.
Guy1 : Nah man, I heard she's been going to church lately. She got peaceful man, you know what'am sayin.
Trimm-trabb is the name of a sneaker made of suede tops by Adidas in 1980. It was followed by Trimm-trab 2 in 1984.
I was curious because of the song of the same name mentions them. I thought it was the name stamped on a bag of heroin, but it makes sense in the context.
The song was written long after the sneaker's were produced.
"I've got trimm trabb like the flashboys have..." From the song of the same name by Blur .
A name given to an upscale female of royalty. Beautiful and graceful. Passionate about life. A diva of all standards. Loyal, faithful and true. Articulate and Grand. The name Tarabella brings wealth.
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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
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.