n 1: a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes syn: filibusterer 2: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches v : obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation
In the Senate the Minority party use of the filibuster can stop everything and controversial because of there opposition to it.
Being stopped from doing somethingfun or interesting by an assignment or some other task. Originally used in Congress to prevent a bill from being passed. (made famous by Strom Thurmond)
Hey man, Do you want to go to the barstonight?
I would, but I'm being filibustered by this reading assignment I have due tomorrow.
Filibuster (noun): a type of parliamentary procedure in which angry members of the united states congress waste time twidling their thumbs while in session so they dont have to actually get shit done.
man, if this bill passes, we'll look bad" "dont worry bud, filibuster that shit
n. The stalling of legislation in Congress by means of obstructing members of Congress from doing their jobs by going to their offices and requesting a picture with them to put on Facebook.
James tried pulling a Reed Filibuster on the Hill... I hope this doesn't stall any important legislation, but it probably will. AT least he has a cool profile pic on Facebook.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
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.
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.