A jock-a-rambo is an athlete engaged in violent contact sports who is highly aggressive, often in part owing to the use of steroids. More than other athletes, his violence defines him. He suffers from the mindset that the hard hit, high sticking, whip tackling, spearing, brushback pitches, hard sliding, and other marginal or illegal techniques are essential ways to gain an edge in competition.
Jack Tatum, free safety for the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s, paralyzed Darryl Stingley of the New England Patriots in a 1978 NFL preseason game with a very violent, though legal, hit. He recounted this incident in the ultimate jock-a-rambo book, THEY CALL ME ASSASSIN, published in 1979.
I'm a ramblin' man refers to the process of ending a sentence with a flourish, generally after a long, non-sensical rant or after a moment of indecision. it can also be used as a greeting amongst close friends. started in bloomington, indiana, this phrase alludes to Lemon Jelly's song "Ramblin' Man".
"Hey Bob, where do you want to eat tonight?"
"I dunno. I'm a ramblin' man."
A clinic's ramble is a term referring to an insane (diagnosed, -clinic- or not.) persons ramble about something. Could be about anything, nothing in particular.
Friend 1: "Hey man, where were you? You've been gone for an hour!"
Friend 2: "Sorry, I was listening to a clinic's ramble."
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.