A combination of grit and passion, especially in baseball. Characterized by performing well in stressful, clutch situations.
"As for this game, the Mets' ... defense tried to give the game away at the end but they just had too much collective grit and passion -- grission, I call it -- to let this one slip through their leaden hands."
The supervisor of the CSI Las Vegas forensics team. His team mates look up to and are inspired by him. He's famour for his quotes and oneliners, apparently named Grissomism. He always gets his job done, and always gets it done right. For personality comparison, see alo Yoda.
Person 1:"Dude, you've totally got this Grissom thing going on...."
Person 2:"The conclusion was simple, I just had to look for it."
A smart yet often cheesy one-line wisecrack said by Gil Grissom on CSI. (eg. "I guess there was no more room at the inn" or "this was a case of death by chocolate") Usually followed by commercial or intro.
that's witty or that's smart. if you're being sarcastic, it could mean something that was just said was really stupid.
taken from watching too much CSI
That was so grissom.
Gil Grissom is so grissom. It's because he's Grissom.
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.