Monday, September 10, 2012

Spittal of Glenshee (n.)


That which has to be cleaned off castle floors in the morning after a bagpipe contest or vampire attack.

Spittal of Glenshee

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Ardslignish (adj.)


Adjective which describes the behaviour of Sellotape when you are tired.

Ardslignish

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Trewoofe (n.)

A very thick and heavy drift of snow balanced precariously on the edoge of a door porch waiting for what it judges to be the correct moment to fall. From the ancient Greek legend 'The Trewoofe of Damocles'.

Trewoofe

Friday, September 7, 2012

Simprim (n.)


The little movement of false modesty by which a girl with a cavernous visible cleavage pulls her skirt down over her knees.

Simprim

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hutlerburn (n.archaic)


A burn sustained as a result of the behaviour of a clumsy hutler. (The precise duties of hutlers are now lost in the mists of history.)

Hutlerburn

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Benburb (n.)


The sort of man who becomes a returning officer.

Benburb

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Screggan (n. banking)


The crossed-out bit caused by people putting the wrong year on their cheques all through January.

Screggan

Monday, September 3, 2012

Condover (n.)


One who is employed to stand about all day browsing through the magazine racks in the newsagent.

Condover

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Luffness (n.)

Hearty feeling that comes from walking on the moors with gumboots and cold ears.

Luffness

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Hucknall (vb.)

To crouch upwards: as in the movement of a seated person's feet and legs made in order to allow a cleaner's hoover to pass beneath them.

Hucknall

Friday, August 31, 2012

Sotterley (n.)

Uncovered bit between two shops with awnings, which you have to cross when it's raining.

Sotterley

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Draffan (n.)

An infuriating person who always manages to look much more dashing that anyone else by turning up unshaven and hangover at a formal party.

Draffan

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Sketty (n.)

Apparently self-propelled little dance a beer glass performs in its own puddle.

Sketty

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Brecon (n. anatomical term)

That part of the toenail which is designed to snag on nylon sheets.

Brecon

Monday, August 27, 2012

Haxby (n.)

Any garden implement found in a potating shed whose exact purpose is unclear.

Haxby

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Goosecruives (pl. n. archaic)

A pair of wooden trousers worn by poultry-keepers in the Middle Ages.

Goosecruives

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Burleston (n., vb.)

That peculiarly tuneless humming and whistling adopted by people who are extremely angry.

Burleston

Friday, August 24, 2012

Slumbay (n.)

The cigarette end someone discovers in the mouthful of lager they have just swigged from a can at the end of party.

Slumbay

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Aynho (vb.)

Of waiters, never to have a pen.

Aynho

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Trossachs (pl.n.)

The useless epaulettes on an expensive raincoat.

Trossachs

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Berepper (n.)

The irrevocable and sturdy fart released in the presence of royalty, which sounds quite like a small motorbike passing by (but not enough to be confused with one).

Berepper