1. A sudden increase in the pitch of ones voice during speech, usually for the duration of one syllable only. Similar to the process a teenage boy undergoes during puberty but far more sporadic and therefore more humorous for onlookers. Incidence is increased during periods of excitement and is also seen to be directly proportionate to the number of people listening.
2. May also be used literally by the stupid and uneducated to describe a sudden increase in testicular size such as that associated with conditions like elephantitis.
1. "Hey guys, what's happENing?"
2. Doctor: "Well Sir, what seems to be the problem?"
Patient: "Well..as you can see, I'm experiencing testie blowout."
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.