Yazbek is a big and very important family name, comes from the Ottoman Empire as the BEK in Yazbek means a very important and honored title that was given to rich and powerful people who were honored in the Ottoman Empire. Also it was diverted from the Persian power at that time as the family split some to the Ottoman Empire and others to the Persian power at that time.
The family are commonly known now in Lebanon, but also they are very diverse as some are known to be muslims,christians or Druze.
If you have a friend that has Yazbek as their family name, be happy! And grateful as they are almost Royality with a deep strong history!
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.