Someone who upholds the USSR under Stalin's leadership as an appropriate and desirable model for society today. Those who believe in Stalin generally don't identify themselves as Stalinist, they instead call themselves Marxist-Leninist, but they believe Stalin accurately applied the teachings of Marx and Lenin. Modern Stalinist are recognized for their rejection of, what they label as, bourgeoise propaganda, against Stalin, and their constant conflict with other Stalinist over who is truly following his line.
Steve: Yo, Amy seems cool and all, but when she's looking me in the eyes I get a creeping feeling she's plotting something.
Me: She's a Stalinist, bro. She IS up to something. Look out!
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 pee calculus.