A man's smell, attitude, the 'vibe' he gives off, and how people treat him. Different from plain ole "essence" that has a general use.
"Evin" adds a reference to the similar-sounding band and is the name of a man in Hawaii who wears strong cologne and has thereby become associated with the term.
Avery - "What the hell's that smell? It's like someone assed up the Axe in here."
Noah - "Nah, it's Evin, man. Evin and his goddamn essence."
Avery - "I should've known. Evin-fucking-essence."
James - "Don't look now; we got evinessence inbound."
Rayshi - "Where?!"
James - "Don't look so excited. Not that evinessence."
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.