A person or group of people, who take an activity so seriously and or literally, that they squeeze every last drop of joy out of it.
Can be appropriately applied to cyclists who spend 10K+ on their bikes, clearly don't enjoy what they're doing and live for looking down on those with 'lesser' equipment.
"Did you see those Joe Serious bellends shaking their heads and tutting?"
A person or group of persons who have the uncanny ability to absorb all of the fun out of something, not unlike a sponge...
Person 1: I say its such a wonderful day, shall we partake in a light spot of fornicating the establishment...
Mikeey: No..... *Sound of fun absorbtion fills the air*
Person 1: You sir are such a FUN SPONGE...
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 pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).