A more insidious form of weaponized incompetence wherein lack of voluntary control over urination or defecation is wielded with the intent to manipulate others in one's selfish interest.
Old dude: "Come downstairs and hand me the goddamn remote. It's on the chair right there."
Oppressed grandniece: "Do it yourself—I'm on the phone!!"
Old dude: "Okay. I'll be shittin' my pants while I'm at it. And there's no pad under me either this time."
Oppressed grandniece: "I'm done with the weaponized incontinence!! You're headed to a hospice care facility tomorrow morning you son of a bitch."
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.