This is an uncommon slang term for masturbation. It is refering to the ancient Egyptian creation myth in which the god Amun masturbated in order to create the world, and its people. It was believed that if the Egyptians did not carry out the ritual every day, utter chaos would ensue.
Hear about Andrew in class?
Yeah, I heard he was caught recreating the myth in the bathroom. Poor guy.
Crediting somone else for your action without their consent, eventually making you look like a great, compassionate, caring person without having to tell anyone.
I have a crush on my sexy neighbor so I scraped the ice off of her car in the morning after I had done the same to my car. I later told her that it was her Roomate who scraped the ice off of her car. When the sexy neighbor thanked her Roomate for the nice gesture, her Roomate told her that she actually didn't clean off her car and that it was the handsom guy (me) next door. my act of being recresent led to the sexy neighbor realizing what a great guy I am without me having to actually say a word. The sexy neighbor then wanted me because of my recresent behaviors.
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘mental or spiritual consolation’): via Old French from Latin recreatio(n-), from recreare ‘create again, renew’.
Jack: Mary, what did you do this weekend?
Mary: Hey Jack, I recreated at the beach!
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).