A slavebox is a UK term for a new build flat/apartment, sold as luxury but short on space, sold for a huge amount of money due to unchecked property inflation. Build quality is usually poor, with thin stud walls allowing you to hear neighbours fart. Many were bought by amateur property speculators off plan, hoping for instant profit.
A slavebox is so called because after paying the mortgage there the buyer has little disposable income left, thus becoming a slave to the bankers.
Man1: John can't come out tonight as he's just bought one of those new apartments - toilet's in the kitchen and he can barely fit a double bed in the bedroom. Cost him £250k!
Man2: Yeah, they're complete slaveboxes.
Refers to the social exploitation mutework "facebook" where people work edit and publish matterial without the freedom of ownership (beings exploited for the gains of others)
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.