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'Nork' always makes me think of boobies.
per se: Very affected way of pronouncing the name 'Percy'cravat: noise made by frogs in the grounds of a public school
Pepyshow: Odd entertainment in which scantily clad young ladies show men their diaries for money
Way up high - just to check it's got enough filling
Lovage: 16 in the UK, other countries vary
Carpet: Small animal found in vehicle, usually on the parcel shelf.
Dragon - an boring conversation that you just don't seem to be able to get out of.
Karen (Kew) wrote: "This thread reminds me of a little book that my brother and I used to love!The Meaning of Liff
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Oh, love it! My family have various words that exist nowhere except within our family - we sometimes have to remember that people don't know what we're talking about....
Mel Smith & Griff Rhys-Jones did a sketch about this sort of thing many years ago, in which they used place names that have other meanings. My favourite was;
Fremantle - which is what you do when you take all those little sachets of soap, bubble bath, condiments from hotels... they are not being stolen, as such, but 'fremantled...'
Tee hee - Alas Smith and Jones! Brings back a few memories!
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Karen (Kew) wrote: "Tee hee - Alas Smith and Jones! Brings back a few memories!:0)"
I think it might actually have been on Not The Nine O'clock News - even longer ago!
I remember reading The Meaning of Liff on the bus coming home from Lincoln. We were reading bits out to each other and laughing so much I thought we'd get thrown off!
There is now The Deeper Meaning of Liff as well.
Scarf: The answer to the question "What is a baby cow called?"
Metronome: Nah, it's just too obvious
Snot - answer to the question 'Is my nose running?'
Pokemon - A Rastafarian proctologist
I have to confess to recently finishing The Meaning of Liff ;-)
Cafeteria. Getting dumped in Starbucks.
Simon (Highwayman) wrote: "Cafeteria. Getting dumped in Starbucks."I don't get that...
Disgruntled - 1. An unhappy porker. 2. The opposite of gruntled, although I admit I've never found anyone gleeful enough to describe themselves as completely and utterly gruntled.
Opposites are odd... have you ever seen someone who was 'mayed' or 'heveled' or even 'torted'
Someone once explained to me "if you have to explain it, its is not funny'
My sense of humour has gone missing, along with my good mood and my marbles. I'm thinking of offering a reward...
Interesting how many of these don't work when read with a Canadian accent.
skirting board: the act of avoiding paying one's living expensespillow: the mood engendered by finding that the aspirin have all gone and someone's put the empty packaging back in the bathroom cabinet
matchless: as for 'pillow' except applying to those evil people who put dead matches back in the box
Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "My sense of humour has gone missing, along with my good mood and my marbles. I'm thinking of offering a reward..."I tend to have that effect on people, GL.
No its not you Philip, you are a source of fun and giggles. At the moment my neighbours music, or at least the bass, is coming through the wall and relentlessly battering at the shredded remains of my good mood.
Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "No its not you Philip, you are a source of fun and giggles. At the moment my neighbours music, or at least the bass, is coming through the wall and relentlessly battering at the shredded remains of..."You have my sympathy, GL. I would recommend a sub-machine gun.
Ok, where can I get one? Quickly.
My neighbours don't play music (at least, touch wood, they haven't yet) They just talk very loudly, slam doors and clatter up and down stairs like a herd of elephants. PS a definition I remember hearing once was Shoeburyness - the feeling you get when you sit down on a bus seat that was recently vacated.
Eww. I hate sitting in a strangers warm spot. It's creepy.Your neighbours suck, GL.
Well the music has stoppen now, so I am slowly calming down, but now I see I have got a couple of new downvotes on my reviews...
Remember seeing a graffito somewhere that said 'gravity is a lie, the earth sucks'
stoned: description of someone who is fit and muscular in appearance
Now gnat DOES work with my accent.This is really fascinating for me.
Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "Now gnat DOES work with my accent.This is really fascinating for me."
Delighted I've finally become trans-continental! ;-)
Lol!No, most of them do work. I was quite surprised that some don't.
I had to have Dave read them to me to have them sound right.
You know what? This would make a great teaching topic for TEFL students.I may just do a lesson plan with this...
Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "You know what? This would make a great teaching topic for TEFL students.I may just do a lesson plan with this..."
There's a brilliant article from the Economist that would also work well. It covers common UK English phrases and what they really mean. I'll see if I can find the link for you, it's very funny.
Philip, that sounds good, I love that sort of thing - do find it!
Philip wrote: "Found it - this is great, and very true!http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnso..."
Really like this! Oh, I could add to it.... I can feel a blog coming on...! Thanks for that, I've just tweeted it
Oh that's very good Phil!Thanks for sharing that!
catalyst: pointless exercise of detailing a series of important points for a feline
Nork: Mythical creature with tremendous powers of observation, as in "she watched him like a nork"
Lariat: Hat worn by Lawrence