term used to describe a person who thinks that he/she (9 times out of 10 it is a male, usually in middle school) knows a lot about guns, but is just repeating whatever they heard and/or saw on FutureWeapons, the History Channel, and the weapons menu on any FPS/shoot 'em up (especially Modern Warfail 2 and the Battlefield games), and doesn't bother to actually research the firearms, and sounds like an ass whenever they talk about firearms.
Gun Queer: "OMG teh Striker is teh best shotgun evar!!"
Me (the average gun nut): "OK, if you know so much about it, can you tell me who invented it, what country it came from, and can you legally buy it in the US and why/why not?" (Answer: Hilton Walker invented it in the '80s, it was produced in South Africa, and it cannot be bought in the US because it is classified as a "destructive device" under the NFA)
Gun Queer: "Uhh... Russia? And you can't buy it here because it's Russian...right?"
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.