OneWingedBird
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Not an expression i'd thought about in a long time, in fact i don;t recall anyone except my stepfather using it, which is going back a good 25 years.
Then today i heard someone use it again, it came from a guy who's 61, so i guess a similar generation to my stepfather, and it jogged my memory.
The definition according to urban dictionary is:
And according to English for Students:
I can't help wondering where that expression came from. It's not exactly like it's an actual thing.
Then today i heard someone use it again, it came from a guy who's 61, so i guess a similar generation to my stepfather, and it jogged my memory.
The definition according to urban dictionary is:
Someone who acts slow or drowsy, and generally seems disconnected from reality or 'out of it'.
And according to English for Students:
Someone who's like a fart in a trance doesn't have much idea of what is happening around them.
I can't help wondering where that expression came from. It's not exactly like it's an actual thing.