The side of an escalator that travels in an upwards direction -- against gravity. Often paired with a downsculator, it can be used by many humans at the same time to fulfill all of their traveling up to the next floor needs.
Joe: Man my feet are tired but i really want to go to the herpes clinic on the next floor up.
Anna: why not take the upsculator? That way you can defy gravity and become herpes free! Win!
A single word indicating an up escalator at a shopping mall. Instead of asking "Where is the up escalator" at Macy's, just ask for the uscalator to remove any ambiguity. The opposite of doscalator.
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.