One who pulls ridiculous faces whilst under the influence of drugs such as E's, Coke, Speed etc.
Can be characterised by excessive jaw motion whilst hammering a piece of chewing gum, wide eyes and a streched out gob contorted into numerous positions.
Can also be used to refer to those smashed out of their tiny little trees on top quality skunk.
1. Look at that fellow, he's a gurning drug monkey...
2. We don't want to walk around Amserdam with a bunch of gurning drug monkeys
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).