A person with very little working knowledge of the real world. A person whose job is to draw a red X to approximate a location on a map. A job given to chimpanzees to make them feel important.
“Hey Matt, how come that new girl in the office doesn’t do anything but paint her nails and talk on the phone?”
“Don’t mind her, she is a Red X'er, she doesn’t do anything! Although I did give her the Cincinnati bowtie in the break room”
A person who is given a simple task at his/her job. The most difficult part of the job is comparable to drawing a red X on a sheet of paper using a crayon. A person whose job could easily be given to either a chimpanzee or a preschooler.
“Can you give this work to Mike and make sure he has it done by Friday”
“Mike? He is a total Red X’er, you would be better off giving the work to my pet ferret”
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.