the innate and conditionally determined affinity of datingapp users to fall in love with the idea of a person, after reading their bio.
Karen: what's the point of a bio, no one reads that shitt anyway!
Me: No Karen,, I have biophilia! Last week I fell in love with three different guys who I'll probably never meet just because they had mentioned they were fans of bjork!
A Latin word combining bio and philia which means love for nature. Biophilia is seen as an aesthetic featuring plants and such.
It is also the name of the 7th studio album by Icelandic singer Björk. The album got its name by most of the songs relating to sciences, namely cosmogony and biology.
If I had to describe myself in one word, I’d say Biophilia as I love nature so much.
Noun: The uncontrollable urge to politically supportJoe Biden despite his questionable political prowess and proven/unproven rumors of inappropriate contact with underage children.
Since his unexpected victory in the Presidential Primary, manypeople have become afflicted with Bidophilia.
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).