Social togetherness is the opposite of social distancing. It's the new cultural movement which began in 2023. Since social distancing is the most fucked thing in history, we now need an equal amount of social togetherness to unfuck things.
Michelle: "I don't want to socially distance from you anymore"
Dany: "Social distancing is fucked"
Michelle: "Let's do some social togetherness, I'm coming over"
Dany: "Come over at 10pm for an unfucking session"
The unity and love people have for individuals and groups that they may not have had without a shared tragedy. The drama and adversity bring unlikely groups together. Conservatives suddenly love liberals and vice versa, straight people love LGBT people, white people love black people and Latinos etc. mass shooting, terrorism, mass casualty, tragedy, trauma, death, gun, killings, law enforcement, first responders
The post-traumatic togetherness after the shooting was amazing. The love people showed each other gave me faith in humanity.
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.