The economic historian Angus Maddison created the term "Western offshoots". According to Maddison’s classication, “Western Offshoots” consist of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
to release a load of semen into the toilet while urinating after sex
David: "Hey that was nice, do you want to play monopoly right now"
Vivi: "Oh, not now, you know I have to drown the offshoots first. Plus, I would prefer to play scrabble."
n. A Christmas Eve or Christmas Day spent offshore on a rig or platform in Norway. Usually celebrated with a large, elaborate meal and boxes of chocolates.
Losing a good paying job to a non-North American country often resulting in cost savings to greedy corporations at the expense of quality.
"...no I'm not with Microsoft any more, my job got offshored to Bangalore. I hear my old customers are frustrated by the thick accents and out of touch nature."
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).