One of my Christmas presents was a copy of the Uxbridge English Dictionary. Compiled from contributions made by panelists on the excellent Radio 4 programme "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue", it provides new definitions for old words.
Here are two pages worth, picked at random:
Here are two pages worth, picked at random:
Feckless
(1) A censored version of Father Ted
(2) An unsuccessful Irish Lothario
Fecund
The one before "Fird"
Fiasco
An unsuccessful wall painting
Fibre-optics
The healthy alternative to eye candy
Finesse
A woman from Finland
Trifle
A three barrelled shotgun
Trigonometry
A cowboy's method for locating his horse
Trilby
A bee that rings
Tripod
A carrier for tripe
Truculent
Your kind loan of a Transit
Turpentine
A Geordie highwayman
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Andrew
1 comment:
I love "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". I cant listen to it when I drive as I laugh too much.
Trigonometry... genius.
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