Radio Call: Wow, how 'bout this boys. Amazing. Hold your breathe here on this one. Henery on the year, 48 his long. Set it up and we'll be ready to go in a moment. Senior T.J. O'Leary to snap it, Senior Jake West to put it down, Alex Henery to try and put the Huskers in front with a 1:50 left in the game... The ball right on the N, the snap is down, the kick is up, the kick is.. on it's way.. the kick iiss.... GOOODDD!!! *crowd screaming* ohh hahao he makes it in there! 57 yards and a school record to put the Huskers up infront 33-31. This place is rockin and rollin right now as Alex Henery gives his Huskers a 2 point lead.. my goodness.
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.