Cheirophilia, also known as hand partialism or hand fetishism, is the sexual fetish for hands. This may include the attraction to a specific area such as the fingers, palm of the hand, back and/or the nails. Or the attraction to a specific action performed by the hands; which may otherwise be considered non-sexual, such as washing and drying dishes, painting of the fingernails and nail-biting.
Person 1: Hey, do you know about Cheirophilia?
Person 2: What's that?
Person 1: It's the sexual attraction to hands. It's a fetish Person 2: That's weird.
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.