The Grinning Man is the name given to one or more mysterious figures that has become associated with various reports of paranormal activity. The grinning man has been reported to be wearing a sparkling green coverall costume with a wide black belt around his waist. He has a very dark complexion, and little round eyes real beady set far apart.
If you see this man get the fuck away from wherever you are and run as fast as you can.
Person 1:I thought i saw the Grinning Man when i was walking home yesterday
Smiling all in a person's face, trying to gain their favor. Usually a person that is skinning and grinning is being fake or phony, flattering, or flirting. Trying to impress or befriend a person. Often they don't really like or respect the person and since they aren't being sincere, they are just skinning and grinning.
person 1: My boss always gives me so much more work to do than everybody else.
person 2: Really? Why do you think that is?
person 1: I don't know, probably because I'm not always skinning and grinning in his face like the other people there.
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).