Hym "Yeah! See!? They DO have a scent! One that you can see! Russell knows! Ha! CORRECT AGAIN! What about that gymnast that people were losing their minds over? You need to get her, Tony's sister, and that whatever podcast Mary girl and test them for whatever that thing is. They have some similar feature and there's a gradient. Most people don't have any of it. So, the gymnast has the most of it, and then the sister, and then the podscast girl, right? And it isn't just phenotypic. You need to test them. Find out what that thing is. Make some kind of pill. An inhibitor, right? And it could be as simple as a high estrogen. But I don't think that's it. It's gotta be something else."
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.