heist

n 1: (slang) the act of stealing [syn: {rip-off}]

2: robbery at gunpoint [syn: {armed robbery}, {holdup}, {stickup}]

v : commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling [syn: {burglarize},

{burgle}]

chemist

(Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on {number

crunching} when you'd far rather the computer were doing

something more productive, such as working out anagrams of

your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running {life}

patterns. May or may not refer to someone who actually

studies chemistry.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-07)