a person who moves from a developed country to an developing country with the intention of enjoying an easier way of life, often at the expense of the locals. For example, many English teachers in East Asia like to convince others that they are serving or sacrificing for the populations in which they live and work for a salary far above local wages, but in reality, they are taking advantage of the people living in the host country.
Many of the opportunistic expats in Bangkok who frequent the city's whore houses must pretend that human trafficking does not exist.
A person who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve a goal by compromising principles such as morals, ethics & values regardless of the consequences of their actions, all for personal gain.
She doesn't care what she says or does or who she hurts along the way as long as she is getting what she wants because she's an opportunistic whore.
Person 2 "Is it within walking distance?"
Person 1 "Nah man we gotta get the bus..."
Person 2 "I'll pass thanks bro"
Person 1 "Damn it, you're such an opportunistic conveniencer"
Nicki used opportunistic oppression to get a first-class upgrade by revealing her pregnancy to the flight attendant, though you’d never be able to tell by how great she looks.
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 peecalculus.