A masochistic masturbatory maneuver in which a male ties a thick string to a fan, positions himself within reach of the string and facing away from it, turns said fan on, and aggressively jacks off while getting whipped furiously by the rotating string.
I asked that dude from the IT department who always asks me if I tried turning the computer off & on to fix a problem why he's been limping all over the office today, and he looked around, made sure no one was around, and then leaned over and whispered to me that he self-flagellated for so long last night that his fan motor overheated. In response, I asked if he turned it off & on to see if it was still functional.
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.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).