An extremely technical and euphemastic way of saying getting shot with a gun.
The man walking down the street alone at night in Chicago suddenly had a terriblecase of Rapid Acute Onset Lead Poisoning and died right then and there.
The Westside can be tough in many cities. A guy from my past there died suddenly. I asked an old buddy what happened? He said “Jerry”was involved with some really bad people. He went on to say that he died from Westside Lead Poisoning . I asked did he live in an old house with lead paint? He replied NO, it was the Lead from the bullet in his heart !
Jerry was involved with some terrible people. He crossed them up too. It was not long after that he succumbed to Westside Lead Poisoning.
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).