A form of architecture popularized in the 1960s, most commonly found on university campuses, which makes heavy use of raw, exposed concrete. These buildings often got very ugly very fast due to water stains. The name comes from the French word "brut" meaning raw.

That building is a prime example of brutalism.

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brutalise

Kicks your ass in a good way.

"Dude - Disgorge fucking brutalise!"

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Brutalist

A Brutalist is a term used to describe writers or artists working within the literary movement of Brutalism. The literary form of brutalism is characterized by raw or brutal honestly. Artists working within the genre include English authors Tony O'Neill, Adelle Stripe, and Ben Myers.

Because of the writer's raw honesty I would guess that he's a brutalist.

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brutalised

adj.
To be brutalised is to be very very very drunk; it's the stage after 'fit shaced', and just before 'totally schlonged'.

"Check out The Alex, he's brutalised again!"

"Shit, look at the ceiling dude, how brutalised were we last night??"

brutalised by The Tim January 6, 2005

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

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Boffin

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 murderer used a serrated blade.

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Pee Calculus

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.

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