That fat slob you work with who thinks he is the most important person in the company but in reality he is the most worthless person and the company would be far ahead of they fired him. He usually sits around talking shit about everyone else to try and make himself look better. He whines and complains about anything and everything and brings everyone's morale down. Every workplace has one and unfortunately these guys usually get promoted over the people who actually deserve it.
My slugworker sat in the supervisors officetalking shit about us all day so now we have to work Saturday and he somehow got Friday off.
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.