A Birthiversary is the other day during the year that someone officially decides to celebrate his/her birthday. For people who have birthdays on or near holidays, during an unfavorable season, or they just do not like their birthday, this provides them the opportunity to officially celebrate their birthday another time of year.
Katy's birthday is near Christmas. She officially registered her Birthiversary, now she celebrates her birthday in August because she loves the summertime!
Katy: "John, are you coming to Birthiversary party on August 15th? I'm having a pool party!!
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.