(noun)
A (soon to be) real, diagnosable medical condition where the patient "can't unsee" some traumatic visual stimulus, often brought on by the internet (but certainly more traumatic if witness IRL). Severity lands somewhere between a temporary gross out and full-blown PTSD.
Watching the Amazing Atheist banana video gave me a badcase of the cantunsees.
A (soon to be) real, diagnosable medical condition where the patient "can't unsee" some traumatic visual stimulus, often brought on by the internet (but certainly more traumatic if witness IRL). Severity lands somewhere between a temporary gross out and full-blown PTSD.
Watching the Amazing Atheist banana video gave me a badcase of the cantunsees.
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.