The hour between 3am and 4am when the barrier between the physical realm and the spiritual realm is the thinnest, which makes it easier for beings such as Angels, Ghosts and Demons to enter into the physical realm.
"John you're not going to believe this...I woke up during the witching hour last night and when I looked around I could have sworn I saw something standing in the corner of my room watching me".
An amazinggoth/metal band from deep in the heard of the NETHERLANDS, baby. They're amazing.
YOU: Have you heard of Evanescence?
ME: Well, duhhhhhhh...
YOU: Oh, well...
ME: Have you heard of Within Temptation?
YOU: No...
ME: *kicks you in the FAYCEEEE with twelve-inch monster boots on*
When the information you wanna access from a particular webpage is only a little bit further down the page from where you are. This means that it is close enough for you to be bothered enough to scroll down the page and access it quickly. It is therefore said to be 'within scrolling distance'
"I can't see where to type in my email address"
"That's because it's further down the page, but don't worry, it's within scrolling distance"
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).