(1)A "term" that is used by a lot of paranoid UNAMERICAN sissies who have no knowledge causing the ban on all fireworks including the "safe & sane ones"
in general. Note not all states or areas has banned fireworks in general.
(2)Banned fireworks such as Cherry Bombs,Silver Salute, M-1000s 1/2 sticks of Dynamite etc that can cause great or mortal damage.
Man this Forth of July gonna sucks! The statepolice just ticketed me for having illegal fireworks & too them away!
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.