An altered state experienced by participants and/or fans of a sporting event which render them incapable or rational thought. It can occur before, during, and after the event. Face painting and conspiracy theories are all examples of people experiencing competition psychosis.
Dude 1: Can't believe how those refs were cheating my boys.
Dude 2: They lost by 40.
Dude 1: The refs hated us.
Dude 2: You got a bad case of competition psychosis if you believe the refs were the reason for that ass kicking.
A competition in which a man does not shave his beard of cut his hair for 1 year. During said year people who dared the man to enter the contest, provokes him to shave his beard and thus losing the competition.
Seth Rogen's friend in the Movie Knocked Up, dared him to enter A Dirty Man Competition by convincing him if he succeeds his roommates would pay his rent, if he fails which he did he would have to pay everyones rent
Knowing that Americans believe in free market capitalism, regulated by "choice and competition", the Obama administration uses these poll tested words to refer to their government run health care plan in order to distort the fact that the government can print it's own money, an ability that puts private insurers at a significant handicap if in "competition" with Uncle Sam. A fact that will drive all but the richest people out of the private system and into what the Obama administration really wants; total government control.
I sure love the beer barn for drinkin' beer and playin' pool, but it'd sure help "choice and competition" if the federal government came and setup a "Fed Barn" next door that sells beers for 5 cents a pop after it takes the other 3 dollars out of my paycheck regardless of what bar I go to.
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.