An exclamation used equally in times of excitement and frustration, designed to cause a similar feeling in the one to whom it has been said, yet utterly failing to do so. Originally used in Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
1) Anger: ie, upon finding out your husband has just told your daughter he will never speak to her again should she marry someone you feel is a suitable match: "Oh, Mr BENNET!"
2) Delight: ie, upon finding your daughter is going to marry one of the most eligible men in the country, although he may own the miserable half of Derbyshire: "Oh, Mr BENNET!"
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).