a condition in which
the victim, or citizen
feels bombarded by
rules, regulations, Time comstraints, etc.
to the point that
the whole concept of personal responsibility seems to have been tossed
to the Wind.
Larry felt overstricted by
all the hoops he had to jump through
in order to get health care.
When he got the Bill for it,
he was Hyperstricted.
A term used for when a player scores nine (9) goals in a single game. The term was created by Alexander Ovechkin (Captain of the NHL Team, Washington Capitals) in an NHL Game Center commercial starring himself.
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).