A meme phrase originating from a scenes from the friends episode when me heckles dies. Chandlersaid he broke up with a girl because she pronounces is "supposebly" (instead of "supposedly")
Joey says "supposebly", "did they go to thezoo?" ..."supposebly."
A combination of purportedly and supported, usuallyused in a sarcastic manner when one's story is hard to believe.
1 - He supportedly was only helping that sheep over the the fence.
2 - Supportedly the schwag was as good as the Humboldt.
3 - He supportedly only spent ten dollars at the Strip Club.
An incorrect pronounciation of the proper word; supposedly. Meaning something is reported to be fact however, has yet to be confirmed. It is an uneducated delivery of supposedly. See also supposevly.
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.