Some Historians believe that the dinosaurs were killed by a meteorite. In fact the extinction of the dinosaurs was brought on when a tyrannasaurus rex made the mistake of making direct eye contact with Chuck Norris. The roundhouse kick unleashed caused massive ammounts of dust to cover the sky while he hunted the rest of the dinosaur. He then made love with 144 cavewomen to populate the earth.
Mess with ChuckNoris and you will meet an untimely death.
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.