A short-term romance that takes place while visiting Europe. A Euromance is typically dependent upon one party looking for a fantastical love affair while studying abroad or on a group trip, and the other party (European) extending a very welcoming hand to the foreigner.
A name common in some parts of Nigeria specifically the former Bendel state. It is known to mean "God has granted my request" and has a Christian affiliation. It is given to both males and females.
Extreme and lasting emotional shock and joy caused by an monumental accomplishment or experience, or a case of such shock happening. From Greek eu- and trōma meaning good-trauma.
Angie felt overwhelmed from eutroma following her achieving her dream of completing an Ironman triathlon.
Bob Beaman suffered from a cataplexy attack brought on by the eutroma of learning he broke the long jump world record by nearly two feet.
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).