People who are immigrants, especially from Asia, who may act trendy, haughty and oblivious, yet may have broken english, a distinct accent, unwaveringly hold their cultural attitudes and customs, and do not assimilate well in the US. Orig. "Fresh Off The Boat", and may be affectionate or may be not. Also "Fobbish".
She's so fobish making that Khmer prank call. Wearing that big Nike logo shirt with the sport jacket makes him look fobish. She slurped her rice noodles and then held her fingers in a peace sign for the photo, how fobbish.
one who is little but thinks himself important, one who exclaims "goody" when delighted, one who seeks vengeance for perceived wrongs, never real ones.
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.