In technical terms, the day and month that you entered this world, by exiting your mothers womb.
In Facebook terms, the day when people that you don't know decide to write a somewhat personal message on your wall, congratulating you on this occasion
Charlie: Happy Birthday Ashley! hope you have alot of fun tonight! maybe we can see each other later
Charlie: We met at Emily's party three years ago! remember? I introduced myself, you said go away I have a boyfriend, and then sprayed pepper spray on me? I sent the whole night crying in the bathroom!
Ashley: oh yeah sorry about that. By the way I dont have a boyfriend anymore. You wanna get together later?
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.
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).