Short for WA = the great state of Western Australia, Australia. Where you can mine gold in your backyard and raise your kids in Perth, the world's 21st best city to live in. Where the beaches are untouched and national parks numerous. The perfect place where the land meets the water against the heavens. The place where you can make your dreams come true.
"Dub"stands for the "W" in Western Australia, just as the Aussies do it (Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!).
Melbournian: "Melbourne is the cultural centre of Australia, with pristine beaches and beautiful people."
Perthling: "Unlike Melbourne, we have the pandemic under control. Why don't you first check out Dubs-A before making such a bold statement?"
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).