Mad scientist archenemy of the superhero Spider-Man; originated in Amazing Spider-Man #3. Named because his powers consist of four robotic tentacle-like arms, which were welded to his body in a laboratory accident. Played by actor Alfred Molina in the second Spider-Man movie. A much better supervillain than Venom, in my opinion.

All superheroes have archenemies: Superman has Lex Luthor, Batman has the Joker, and Spider-Man has Doctor Octopus.

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Doctor Octopus

Dr. Otto Octavius. A nuclear scientist and skilled inventor, he created a set of four robotic tentacles that were controlled with a neural interface. After a lab accident welded them to his body, he suffered brain damage and became a mad megalomaniac- and arguably the biggest headache for Spider-Man.

Spider-Man: *exists*

Doctor Octopus: I'm about to squash this spider's heroics.

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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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