A system of government in which the majority of politicians' souls are bought, usually to keep those with any real power (traced to those who control energy sources on an international level) in power. In America, its the same group of people who buy from all of the major political parties.
The term you would use for a politician that makes shady deals and is dishonest to the voters after they have been elected to office, regardless what political party they are from.
That person is such a corrupticat they flip on the issues just to please public opinion and the latest trends.
A company with no scruples. Scammers with a LLC. A company that cheats its customers. An incorporated company that scams. A gaggle of tricksters incorporated . A corporation that uses deception on its clients.
That coruptoration was tricking old folks out of their money. The company selling fake land titles was just a coruptoration .
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).