An evil, artificial god of the unholy Sixth House in the fantasy computer game, Morrowind. He commands an apocalyptic legion of diseased Lovecraftian freaks and fanatical possessed followers. Dagoth Ur also lives in a volcano and is clad only in a large gold mask and kinky loin cloth.
As we kick it in Dagotown
Throw your hood up represent your town
Hit the switch baby scrape the ground
Turn it up and hear the bass boom out
We cruise lowriders
Hundred spoke tires
Deep with Southsiders
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).