The "new" idea my boss shared in our staff meeting was exactly the one I had shared with a colleague in a previous conversation. I knew I had been LaPrelled when he recited my words verbatim!
Pronounced: "Lamble"
Taking an extraordinate amount of time to complete even the most simple tasks
A state of mental disconnection with the rest of society
*takes 15 mins to collect belongings and leave. "C'mon lampbell, were late!"
*Joe was delinquently wandering around ignoring his friends shouting "stop lampbelling around man!"
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).