1. A word that can be used in any context and in place of any other word
2. When stuff goes down
3. An exclaimation of anger, fear, happiness, sadness, or any other emotion
"They got swindy in the club." or "He was very swindy when he got shot in the leg."
Trucker's slang for the log books they are usually required to take along on their trips. Some truckers hate taking these along, because they have to document all sorts of information that may affect how much money they make.
"...We tore up all a our swindle sheets an' left 'em settin' on the scales..."
A dust farting old man who swindles people out of their hard earned money by letting them bet on Sunday football games when they are drunk at the topless bar on Saturday night. The Swede uses his gains to pay for his new Honda Accord, vet bills for his dogs, child support for all of his bastard children that he fathered while at Woodstock back in 1969.
Man, I lost $100 betting on the Swindling Swede's football games. I think we need to go jack his Honda Accord for giving out such bad advise on the games.
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.