1. A very expensive line of handmade shoes pioneered by Brit Tamara Mellon, Asian-heritage shoemaker Jimmy Choo and their associates. The collections have managed to carve out a niche for themselves in a luxury-shoe market previously lionized by Manolo Blahnik.
2. The title of a song by the incarcerated rapper Shyne, featuring Ashanti. The song describes the rapper's desire for a young lady with refined (re: expensive) tastes, which he boasts he is able to satisfy.
1. Her Jimmy Choos are fierce.
2. "I see you ma, in your thousand dollar weave.../alright, Jimmy Choo shoes on your feet?/ Shoot, right!"
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.