Engaging in stupid activities or stupid behavior. Generally applied to an individual in a light-hearted manner. When a person is being annoying, or making an ass out of himself.
Getting drunk and playing mail-box-baseball is widely considered asscockery.
The condition of having such unrealistically high expectations of one's self that anything less than excellence is disappointing. Those with A.K.S. gravitate toward opportunities for achievement to the point of neglecting everyday life. Symptoms include violent mood swings, sore losing, sore winning, and few close relationships.
Larry seems like a nice guy, but he's got a major case of Asskickers Syndrome. Don't challenge him to any competition; he turns into a different person.
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.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).