1-A large tank used within waste disposal and sewerage cleansing.
2-In cockney rhyming slang, a yank.
Those stupid septic tanks have just re-elected George Dubya Bush! Bang goes peace! More terrorism activities will happen now, this enacted by the yanks on Iran or Syria!
Interchangeable with Yank or Yankee, a euphemistic stereotype for Americans who spill forth verbal filth like a sewage plant.
Mate, I took that septic tank from the other day out for a surf. I was hoping the sharks would rip him to pieces but it looked as though they swam away in terror. It seems not even a Great White Pointer can swallow his bullshit.
Something that looks like shit (figuratively or literally), but is actually good. Named for the Hawthorn Hawks (AFL team) whose yellow and brown uniform makes them look like a septic tank of shit and piss, yet they are awesome despite the colour of their uniform.
Dane reckons the septic tank of awesomeness are gonna kick Geelong's arse tonight.
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).