What you say when someone uses the "collective we" to lump you in with a national government or some other entity whose actions you don't approve of.
1st person: We pretend it's about fighting for democracy in one country, and then we're like supporting a dictator in some other country. Man, our foreign policy is really messed up.
2nd person: Don't "we" me! It's not my foreign policy, it's the government's.
A sweet and chill way to name your girlfriends, when you need to attract their attention or just hang out with them, but also when you want to make them feel empowered and strong
Respect, wemen!
Hey wemen, wanna hang out?
Goget them wemen, you can do this!
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.