the act of embarrassing yourself in front of others by failing to respond to a challenge, or by issuing a challenge to someone else and then backing down when they accept.
1. Manny came home late and his ho Latrina cussed him out in front of everyone. He didn't say nothin and then she made him take out the trash too. He went out like a bitch. This is the past tense form of go out like a bitch.
2. This punk ass at work kept talkin' smack to me and challeneged me to step outside in front of everyone. I went outside and he never did. They all knew he was scared; he went out like a bitch.
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.