A phrase sometimes used in place of, or as an upgrade to the generic ”No Shit” answer to questions of varying degrees of interest. Can be used as an adjective or exclamation to enhance, modify or begin an embellishment of events. Can be used in place of many generic expressions like:
And then just like that, quicker than a mink, the bitch ran off with my wallet. Shit fuck whoa.
I was walkin out the door and shit fuck whoa, I tripped over the 18th century vase...
Shit fuck whoa!… the (fill in the blank) just won a playoff game
And then, Shit fuck whoa… I walked in and the pool guy was on my wife.
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).