A word used in nietzsche’s “Human, all too Human”. It just means not to be rended or torn but I literally could not find a definition for it anywhere so here it is.
Student: Here's my homework; (pretends to hand it over) I wrote it on magic paper that only wizards can see and touch.
Teacher: That excuse is untenable. You still get a zero and detention.
Example 2
Person A: I'm telling you; Jesus really exists in the communion wafers of the Eucharist. Transubstantiation is irrefutable because sacred scripture and church doctrine supports it.
Person B: No, That's not irrefutable, that claim is untenable! The church has no palpable proof themselves, only St. Thomas Aquinas's word games. All that faith in your head has mushed the brain out of your ears.
Person A: Heathen! You know in your heart that God is real and that he loves you!
Person B: That's also untenable. But I'm not saying that I can prove you to be wrong.
From 绷不住了, bēng bù zhùle, literally "unable to stretch anymore". Means to be pent up and unable to hold back (such as in sexual urges, laughter, or anger). Basically means, "I can't help it".
The next time you feel compelled to use the word 'faith', why don't you try replacing it with: 'pretending to know something that I really don't know''.
If you really want to keep it simple you could just say: 'I have unreliable, untestable truth'.
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.
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.