A soldier who is assigned to one of the 3 Ranger Battalions of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the U.S. Army. Used among Ranger school students to denote students who are from the Ranger Battalions as oposed to being from other units. Also used among exmembers of the military to denote the same. A mark of distinction, as life in the Ranger Battalions is marked by austere conditions.
None of the Rangers who died of hypothermia in class 6-95 were batboys.
Did you meet the new rookie? Yeah, he was a batboy, that makes him one tough motherfucker.
One of the most famous stories in the Weekly World News about a boy who was supposedly part bat. Now used as a description for someone who's doing something bizarre enough to get them their own story in the WWN.
"Dude, that friend of yours came over, walked straight out into my neighbor's yard, dropped trou, and dumped a load."
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.