After the writer Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation. Denotes someone whiny and spoiled, or someone whose self-indulgent writing is badly in need of editing.
"Did you hear her complaining about how hard her life was at Harvard? God, she's such a Wurtzel."
"I'm going to Wurtzel up my memoir -- it'll be a bestseller."
Wurzel or most commonly spelt Worzel is a word given to the locals of the many farming communities of Southampton. The farmers speak with a strong West Country dialect, which for the most part is inaudible, they also dress like scarecrows.
Southampton is the most hated part of Hampshire. This is because, when attending football away days, they block and clog up the M27 and other roads and motorways with their slow moving combine harvesters and tractors.
The people of Southampton also love attending annual vegetable show as well as horse fairs and caravan showcases. This is down to their high gypsy population.
“Oi loikes my John Deere tractor ize does”. “Letz go to ShirleyWarren an count the Polack me lover”.
“Ize a right Wurzel ize is and oi loikes sarfharmpton ize does”.
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.