When you are chasing someone and the person turns a corner and seems to disappear but is actually nearby.
Reference to the Riordan-verse character Frank Zhang who can shift into any animal.
When you are chasing someone and the person turns a corner and seems to disappear but is actually nearby, you just got zhanged.
the rare breed of an mandarin asian whom never stops looking cute. pulls off pigtails well. knows plenty of GONG-FU and goes around shrieking 'OtAwAtAh! ASIAN POWAAAA!'
Termed for 'Zhangs' who actually are round, so we name them as a 'zhangerburger'. This term came from KFC where 'zingerburgers' were popular, but then we changed 'zing' to 'zhang' and by 2008, all 'Zhangs' in China will be called the 'Zhangerburgers'
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.