Something inconspicuous may be described as not attracting attention, or to purposely divert attention from. The opposite of conspicuous.
We've hidden the vault in an inconspicuous location, it is password protected and the only person in the entire universe that knows the password is me.
To display with museum quality recessed lights in such a way as to cast a unified field of illumination. Typically the piece is protected a single velvet rope.
Dude, did you check out the inconspicuous hang of that poster? Lucky the velvet rope is there, those recessed lights are going to sprak a pilgrimage.
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.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).