(n) Potential enchiladas. The collection of all necessary ingredients to make enchiladas but not having actually made them yet. The potential or ability to buy enchiladas.
Man 1: I see that you have all the ingredients to make enchiladas.
Man 2: Yes, right now they are just potenchiladas.
Woman 1: All we have to eat in the house are potenchiladas.
Woman 2: How long will it take to turn them into enchiladas, I'm starving?
The word is potential without the -ial. It is meant to be used with uttermost respect and passion. You can use it anyway you want to fill the void of potential.
Nick: "Do you guys want to have some casuals tonight?"
JT: "Potench, just gotta go to the gym"
Nick (to Cameron and Ethan): "Low potench on JT actually pulling thru")
Pronounced "potential" without the "tial", but leave the "t" and add "ench." Meaning, a prospective dating companion. You are not yet talking to this person, but he/she is a strong possiblility.
Robin: "OO guuurl, you see that boy over there. He is so foiyne"
Marquia: "I think his name is Devon"
Robin: Oh you know Devon?? I'm bout to make him my potench!"
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 peecalculus.