A legal term used when a lawyer doesn't know what the hell they are talking about or has a complete lack of knowledge on an area of law.
Also a term used when a lawyer cannot be sued for malpractice
LawyerLexi: Hey can you help me with my 10(b)(5) pleading?
Lawyer Larry: Uh no that's totally rule against perpetuities to me
Lawyer Lenny: Hey I heard you screwed up and are now being sued for malpractice
Lawyer Leslie: No I only screwed up the rule against perpetuities so they can't sue me
Adverb that means to be in a perpetual state. This is a Parkeism that had to be defined for the purpose giving strength to his odd vernacularisms used at both home and work.
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).