Defintion: A person who behaves like an asshole; a person that is inconsiderate or inpolite.
History: Though it takes it's name from a person being especially tool-like at a concert and pushing people aside when there was no path or movement simply because they are bigger, the phrase is expanded to serve to describe any kind of person who behaves like an asshole in any situation. It does not attempt to make any loathing against those who wear sweatervests in normal life situations, but it is notably strange to wear one into the GA section of a punk-rock concert.
"Man, did you seethe way that guy pushed that girl?"
Stephen Harper's performance was so sweatervested.
That report on the War in Afghanistan was definitely sweatervested to hide the truth.
The catholic church is constantly sweatervesting the past.
That news report was such a sweatervest.
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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
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.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).