1) In the methamphetamine culture it is any of the female sex who would stay spun for longer than they were really capable of, coherently anyway, and they would begin allowing their imaginations to take over for common sense. Examples would include watching out of windows for the invisible people outside, suddenly thinking everyone else around them are making inside jokes about whatever guilt they have in themselves, or just tweaking too hard.
Most females and many males shouldn't be permitted to stay awake for more than 24 hours at a time.
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 peecalculus.