The act of declaring that one is good at something right before fucking it up.
Derives from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith where Anakin Skywalker says this to his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi right before lunging at him and getting his left arm and both of his legs cut of by a lightsaber.
Obi-Wan: "It's over Anakin, I have the high ground"
Anakin: You underestimate my power!"
Also Anakin: (Lunges at him and gets fucked by his laser sword and then caught on fire)
Thinking something would be easier to do until you start to do it, what some people would call doing something from an armchair.
Don't underestimate the funny/silly looking guy/girl trying to disarm you, for he/she can go from funny/silly to serious and grown looking/sounding like a light switch, and bad things happen to people that underestimate him/her. His/her bag of tricks is deep, and they can all die.
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.