what you call somoeone who has gotten their driver's licence, and has a car sitting at home that nobody uses, but they still don't drive. This is usually because their parents don't trust their driving ability, because they didn't drive often when they had their learner's permit. This is ridiculous because by getting their driver's licence, this person is demonstrating to the state, and thus his parents that he/she is a competent driver. Also, sometimes they are just to stupid/lazy/inconsiderate/unconfident to argue with his/her parents and is content to not drive.
Brian, your family has four cars and only three drivers, so why don't you ever drive?
Either I am not confident enough to or my parents wont let me.
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).