Australian colloquialism. This term was originally used to describe disabled persons to be winners (esp. in marathons), despite their inability to succeed due to disability.
1) To display the mental limitations of retardation and/or chromosomal defects, while not suffering any form of genetic deficiency or physical damage to the muscular-skeletal or neural systems.
a) "While trying to defend himself, Westlo instead proved himself to be an even greater shampyon than he had led people to believe."
b) "That guy running for the bus looks like a shampyon"
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.