A Canadian who is partial to Communism views and\or beliefs. In short a communist but from North America rather than your stereotypical Eastern bloc types.
"Wow, that Canadian girl\guy is such a Commiemoose...what a freak"
What Senator McCarthy would likely have made all of Congress --- himself included, perhaps --- if Maine's most famouswoman hadn't been da sole congressperson to stand up to him and say he was mistaken.
True story: go to da Maine State House in Augusta and see a huge lovely framed portrait of da historic lady-senator --- da first woman to serve in both houses, in fact --- who single-handedly kept da entire Congress from going commietose.
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.