Usually used by urban interface and web designers to refer to everything on the internet as rectangles. Paragraphs = rectangles, buttons = rectangles, images = rectangles, and so on. Also, the things that are not rectangles are also somewhat rectangles.
"Wow, your rectangles are really working out today".
"I sent you a design file yesterday, did you see the the rectangles I did?"
"How many rectangles did you draw today?"
In therapy, "Are the rectangles with us in the room right now?"
A rectangle is most commonly found when a person trys to eat to many carrots at once. They get an overflow which causes the rectum to become tangled and mangled.
The time of day when people in an obviously social setting instead choose to pull out their smart phones and have some time alone with their "rectangle". The term can also apply to other electronics, such as computers, iPads, etc.
"Having some rectangle time there, I see" she said to Luke, as he stared at the phone screen while sitting on a scenic beach.
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.