An illusion of a luxury music festival on the Bahamian island of Great Exuma.
Also used as a noun to describe the bullshit of our lives.
1)
- Guuuurl, did you see Kendall Jenner’s IG this morning? Did you see that tea that will make you tummy go flat but your butthole go skrrrahh pap pap ka-ka-ka skibiki pap pap?
- Sure did. I’m telling you. That some fyre festival shit right there.
2)
- Yo bro, what should we do about all those lying, cheating, fraudass bitches running the financial industry of this world?
- Idk bro. Send them to fyre festival and let them fight till the 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.