One of the most prestigious & credible news organizations along with The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. After all, the paper is the reason why Richard Nixon resigned.
While Trump supporters hate it, but it's also a thorn to the sides of every Bernie Bro because they despise that an evil billionaire like Jeff Bezos owns it and when reporters write pieces to let readers know that Bernie Sanders is a divisive old goat making proposals that are economically impossible. Cults don't like it when their almighty leaders get fact checked.
The Washington Post isn't fake news. Sorry Trumpers and Berners!
While at an event, shaking someone's hand while looking over their shoulder to see if there is someone more important you wish to talk to.
Davos is proof the Washington Handshake has gone global. It was great meeting the Prime Minister of Estonia but I had to cut him short because that was Bill Gates over there!
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).