" brilliants "

 [ "brilliant" ]

1: A term the British use to describe everything.

  * e.g.,  ... I's brilliant in't it? Right, yah, bloody brilliant. Wha' is? Oh, yah, right, brilliant. Bloody brillant. 

 [ "brilliant" ]

1: A word which in the past meant that something was exceptionally good, or to express great pleasure: Its strength has been eroded by overuse, and it can now be used to respond to any mildly pleasing news. Somehow the extreme unctuousness and insincerity of this tends to go unrecognized or is an occasion for the self-gratifying feeling that one is being tolerant.

  * e.g.,  ... In the olden days: Smith-"Everyone has the day off tomorrow!" 

 [ "brilliantness" ]

1: The state of something being brilliant, normally used in conjunction with an idea.

  * e.g.,  ... "Hey man, how about instead of spending 6 hours at one Halloween party, we spend 2 hours at 3 different parties?!" "That's brilliantness!" 

 [ "brilliant" ]

1: An outstanding performance, concept, or product

  * e.g.,  ... Those burgers were simply brilliant!!! 

 [ "Brilliant" ]

1: A way to describe someone's awesomeness

  * e.g.,  ... E.g. Tara is the most brilliant person I have ever met 

 [ "Brilliant" ]

1: The word used by Arthur Shappey in John Finnemore's, Cabin Pressure to describe everything that isn't his father.

  * e.g.,  ... "Polar bears, are BRILLIANT" Alternatively, in regards to Gordon Shappey: Arthur: He's ah-- he's ahh-- he's alright. 

 [ "Brilliant" ]

1:  The way someone is perceived by others as great

  * e.g.,  ... Tara is the most brilliant person I've ever met. 

 [ "Brilliant" ]

1: A Brilliant is a powerful strong and 8 pack man and sexy and hot with a cool body thats so sweaty and hot. A brilliant is something that will never leave you and is trustful you need a brilliant to fulfil your dreams as they are sexy and surportive and when you have sex with a brilliant person they will give you a baby in one second and thats why you need a fast sexy 8 pack juicy hot Brilliant.

  * e.g.,  ... Ooh he is so fast sexy and has an 8 pack and don't forget he is soo juicy he is such a Brilliant 

 [ "brilliant" ]

1: Harry Potter's favourite word.

  * e.g.,  ... "Would you like to go to the ball with me?" 

 [ "Brilliant" ]

1: Adjective with shared origins and formal definitions with "bright" but with geographically varied differences in colloquial use: A. United States: Intelligent, particularly in innovative or unique ways. Often used sarcastically for shining examples of outstanding and innovative stupidity. B. Britain: Of very high quality in any way, in a manner or circumstance where that quality stands out. C. Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: Predominantly used in the sarcastic mode of the US sense.

  * e.g.,  ... US(direct): The marketing of sage as a recreational drug by calling it 'Sticky Purple Salvia' was brilliant. US(sarcastic): Rick Santorum is brilliant to answer questions about contraception. UK: The Doctor frequently says 'You're brilliant!" to people who have no idea why. Canada: With P.M. Harper's party leading an unstable minority government, his strategy of looking to George Bush as a role model is brilliant.