traffic backup initiated and maintained by thoughtless idiot gawkers preceeding a road-sidehuman specatcle.
"I managed to get the bike on to the hard shoulder, and jump of it at a sensible speed. As it groundto a halt on the shoulder, it went pop three times, and turned into a ginormous fireball. I caused huge tailbacks, got on radio 1 travel time, and even into some of the papers..." -Dr.Nick R.
A cooler, more fun process of drinking cocktails. Adults drink cocktails. Pimp-daddy party boys go out for tailcocks. If you're feeling really frisky, you go out for some tailcockadoos. Does not necessarily mean to drink only mixed drinks. Can include beer and wine as well. Is more of a state of mind.
Yo, brothaman, what's the haps for tonight? You up for a few tailcocks?
oooohhhhh yeah, let's chug down some tailcockadoos my man!
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).