A dangerous mental condition that quarterbacks in the NFL suffer from, especially those such as Tony Romo when they know they are about to get owned by dangerous players like Brian Orakpo of the Washington Redskins.
Omg, did you see Tony Romo and his O-sack-pophobia that led to the interception by DeAngelo Hall? Then all of a sudden, Santana Moss caught the ball from Jason Campbell and the Redskins won the game.
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.