A) The act of not keeping ones promises.
B) To raise one's expectations only to smash them down in dissapointment.
1.) I was supposed to get new digital cammoes from him, but instead, he pulled a Teufel on me.
2.) Iraq Teufeled the UN in withdrawing from their nuclear weapons program.
Noun: A young, inexperienced, fresh-to-the-fleet Marine, who's still crapping out MCRD chow, still thinks High-and-Tights are cool, wears a stupid digi-backpack, and has not yet paid off their G.I. Bill.
From the combination of 'Teufel Hunden' (German for Devil Dog, and a common nickname for Marines) and 'boot', which denotes a young, inexperienced Marine.
Senior Lcpl: "Hey, who's that with the USMCshirt and the cammie pack out in the quad doing PT on a Saturday?"
Other Senior Lance: "Oh, that's some stupid-ass Teufel Booten...want another beer?"
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.