The widely preferred almost-acronym for the California Automated Travel Expense Reimbursement System (CalATERS) because state employees HATE it due to the sheer difficulty people have navigating its website which everyone assumes is entirely intentionally built into the process to prevent reimbursement.
I spent almost the entire day trying to figure out how to use the CalHATERS website until I began to hallucinate that a giant panda was destroying everything on my desk and so once I began to realize that it may be virtually impossible to get reimbursed, I just gave up on it and acknowledged that the money I’d spent on my licensure and all of the expenses I had related to travel for the whole year was just down the drain!
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.