-v- To suffer embarrasment and/or damaged pride as a result of a rental car company shafting you with a PT Cruiser for the week. Inevitably, any man "PT Cruising" will be seen by an alarmingly high number of attractive women who will pass judgement on him without knowing his car is a rental.
Coworker 1: Can you give me a ride to the airport?
Coworker 2: Well, I'm PT Cruising this week...
Coworker 1: Nevermind, I'll call a cab.
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.