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Long Game 

Playing the long game in a relationship isn't when 2 people have a goal to be together but the timing isn't always right. They might live far apart, have age differences, or be at different stages of their life. When playing the long game they agree to live their separate lives in hopes that eventually when timing is right, they'll be together in the end. They don't have to be exclusive but they also don't have to see other people. You make your own rules.
1. "I really like you but we're in different stages of our lives and the timing isn't right. I'm in it for the long game.."

2. "Long game?"
"Long game."
Long Game by allthefeels June 12, 2018

Long game 

Waiting for someone as long as it takes even when they don’t love you.
Maya- I’ll play the long game with you; as long as it takes
Long game by Kemiahrose February 26, 2018

long game 

1. British term for a long-term confidence trick, or con. A multi-step scam, often involving multiple people and aimed at obtaining large sums of money from marks, or suckers.

2. More generally, any strategy with a long-term goal of gaining the upper-hand. Often used to describe politicians trying to outwit opponents.
1. Took a year, but Richard and Alice managed to get a couple dozen rich widows to invest in their bogus mutual fund; they played the long game and won big.

2. The prime minister seemed weak in his negotiations with the Russians, but in reality she's playing the long game and giving them a false sense of security.
long game by WineOfTyrants August 28, 2014

Long Game 

Taking ages to hook up with a woman/multiple women
Mike is playing the long game with Helen
Long Game by Kierentboy August 1, 2012

The Long Game 

The gratuitously long yet rewarding journey of courting a woman into becoming your girlfriend.
Coleman played the Long Game in order to win the heart of Katherine and make her, his girlfriend.
The Long Game by Dr. Hambone April 27, 2015

playing the long game

The saying playing the long game refers to active participation in achieving goals which may take some time.
Susan knew that all she had to do was wait and watch, and eventually her cruel boss would do something so bad she'd be able to report him. She was good at playing the long game.
His friends called it being friend zoned, he called it playing the long game, but she called it being a fuckboy.
On the show Supernatural, both Big Bads have been playing Long Games to fulfill their plans. We won't find out what the final result will be until the season finale.
playing the long game by RenRen March 16, 2016
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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.
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Pee Calculus

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.
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