BGO English Dictionary

[megustaleer]

In memory of Humph

Based on the Uxbridge English Dictionary game from I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Give your alternative definition for a common English word, then leave a word to be defined by the next player.

For example:
If the starting word was "lymph" First player might define that as "to walk with a lisp", and then add "crackerjack" to be defined by the second player, who might post "a device for lifting biscuits", and add another word to be defined by player three.

Feel free to use definitions from the show, or the book, or even your own.
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Post your definition for: Arboretum

[Viccie]

Arboretum - quayside restaurant.

Differential

[Grammath]

Not the shawl you normally wear

decorate

[Calliope]

DECORATE: to assess the quality of a building's interior.


NUMISMATIST.

[MisterHobgoblin]

NUMISMATIST: a person who makes a hobby from being the latest boyfriend of unmarried women

PARACETAMOL

[blithe_spirit]

PARACETAMOL: a folding device of light fabric from which hang numerous seats that allows the safe descent of several persons from a great height.

AMANUENSIS

[Calliope]

male noted for an unusual willingness to respond to questions.

DECLENSION

[brightphoebus]

DECLENSION A formal and elaborate form of words refusing a dinner invitiation

MAUSOLEUM

[chuntzy]

MAUSOLEUM: The charity shop's cardboard box full of old Inspector Morse
videocassettes


EXCOMMUNICATE:

[David]

EXCOMMUNICATE: The experience of a John Prescott speech.

HEXAGON:

[Hazel]

HEXAGON: a fleeting curse from a witch during PMS.

ELEVATE

[David]

ELEVATE: Assassination by elephant.

PNEUMATIC:

[Grammath]

A new carpet with a built in clock

cocksure

[David]

COCKSURE: Insurance policy for porn stars.

ARMAGEDDON:

[Calliope]

ARMAGEDDON: the act of fleeing an unpleasant situation, used in conjunction with oudahere

ANAGRAM

[David]

ANAGRAM: Transvestite alter ego of regular BGOer.

LUMINESCENT:

[Grammath]

ANAGRAM: Transvestite alter ego of regular BGOer.

Only at weekends, David.

Person born in a lavatory

technicality

[Calliope]

TECNICALITY: Location in the neighbourhood of a polytechnic.

rastafarian.

[chuntzy]

RASTAFARIAN: A tongue-tied 1st year French student


INTERMINABLE

[MisterHobgoblin]

Interminable - something you can do at an airport

Prepuce

[lipstick_librarian]

PREPUCE A shade lighter than the standard pinky-grey

OVOID

[Calliope]

OVOID: preferable term to 'manhole' because it avoids the obvious sexism.

NEOPHYTE

[David]

NEOPHYTE: Short-lived social phenomenon of slow-motion conflict following release of The Matrix.

POMEGRANATE:

[Grammath]

Ponegranate: British stone exported to Australia

throughout

[chuntzy]

POMEGRANATE: The hard-faced look of English emigrants when accused of whingeing

INSURMOUNTABLE:

[David]

POST-APOCALYPSE: when a thread melts down due to multiple replies.

;)

Gram was in there first so we should go with THROUGHOUT:

[MisterHobgoblin]

Throughout - what foreign language students do with their rubbish

Amazon

[Calliope]

AMAZON: a woman strengthened by her addiction to online shopping.

GLUCKENSPIEL

[Grammath]

GLOCKENSPIEL: a speech about machine guns

PARADIGM

[Hazel]

PARADIGM: Government expenditure on military drones/grunts

LASCIVIOUS

[David]

LASCIVIOUS: The condition of being oblivious of girls.

CORNUCOPIA:

[Hazel]

CORNUCOPIA: Ongoing medical treatment for foot problems

EFFERVESCENT

[Calliope]

effervescent: a swearing teenager.

DOPPELGANGER

[Grammath]

DOPPELGANGER: a German who is in two gangs

ALIMENTARY

[chuntzy]

ALIMENTARY Sherlock Holmes' explanation for untrapped wind


CONFUCIUS

[Calliope]

CONFUCIOUS: an Oriental producer of exotic fabric dyes famous for fraudulently claiming to investors that a certain expensive shade of pink is the new black.

NEGLIGENCE

[Flingo]

NEGLIGENCE - sleeping in one's birthday suit.

SANGUINE

[chuntzy]

SANGUINE - germ-free linguine


GASTRONOMY

[Grammath]

GASTRONOMY - the study of interstellar restaurants

POLYUNSATURATED

[chuntzy]

POLYUNSATURATED - a parrot that needs feeding


CARTOON

[megustaleer]

CARTOON - The conurbation where the Scottish automotive industry is located

APOSTROPHE

[Grammath]

APOSTROPHE - awarded annually to the country's finest mail delivery operative.

OUTSTANDING

[chuntzy]

OUTSTANDING - Umpire's decision is final


MELANCHOLIC

[David]

MELANCHOLIC: Highly dependent addiction to cantaloupes.

CANTANKEROUS:

[Calliope]

CANTANKEROUS: very highly motivated artillery officer.

EVALUATE

[brightphoebus]

EVALUATE To decide which meal of the last week was the most delicious

RESIDENT

[blithe_spirit]

RESIDENT: The result of bumping into a neighbour.

OLIGARCHY

[Flingo]

OLIGARCHY - Job title reserved for when Oliver is Chairman of the select Radio Club Committee.

HIPPOPOTAMUS

[Grammath]

HIPPOPOTAMUS: someone who knows the latest trends in marijuana cultivation.

CARTOGRAPHY

[megustaleer]

CARTOGRAPHY

Drawing classes for people wanting to hone their skills in painting historical agricultural scenes, in the manner of Constable's The Hay Wain

HYPERBOLE

[chuntzy]

HYPERBOLE - an extreme form of playground bully


CLAUSTROPHOBIA

[brightphoebus]

CLAUSTROPHOBIA Extreme fear of Xmas in all its kitch manifestations

LITERACY

[Calliope]

LITERACY insanely fervent reponse to the sight of discarded rubbish

GABARDINE

[blithe_spirit]

GABARDINE: a type of coat especially suited to the low tempertures experienced in a northern Scottish city.

MASQUERADE

[chuntzy]

MASQUERADE - nicking make-up bags


SEMANTICS

[Flingo]

SEMANTICS - the crazy behaviour of a Naval Officer

PARADOX

[Calliope]

PARADOX: having two NHS doctors treat you in casualty, instead of the usual none. So close to infinitely improbable that such an occurence could actually rip a hole in the fabric of spacetime.

TWEE

[Stewart]

TWEEWhat Jonathan Ross climbed as a kid.

SECATOURS

[David]

SECATOURS: the feeling a Scotsman has when tired of sightseing holidays.

( I assume you probably meant 'secateurs', but it worked better as it was!)

DECADENT:

[brightphoebus]

DECADENT A boxing champion, one who specialises in knocking out an opponent's teeth

SUMPTUOUS

[lucyb]

SUMPTUOUS - The small bacteria in a cesspit that eat poo and convert it to compost.

HALITOSIS

[Grammath]

HALITOSIS - the pedal extremities of tearful Oscar winning actresses

WAINSCOT

[Stewart]

WAINSCOTWhere the bairn sleeps.

GURNEY

[blithe_spirit]

GURNEY: the state of a wean when it wakes up crying in its cot.

COUNTERPOINT

[Minxminnie]

GURNEY: the state of a wean when it wakes up crying in its cot.


:yup: !!

[Flingo]

COUNTERPOINT
The act of a mute shop assistant.

SECURITY

[chuntzy]

SECURITY

Forgotten passwords

AVUNCULAR

[lucyb]

AVUNCULAR - what happens when your mother's brother is bitten by a vampire.

PSITTACOSIS

[Grammath]

PSITTACOSIS - knitted hats worn by Rastafarian child minders

CORUSCATE

[megustaleer]

CORUSCATE

The backing singers in a modern interpretation of a classical Greek version of the musical based on The Taming Of the Shrew


DISTINGUISHED

[brightphoebus]

DISTINGUISHED The end state of a person who has been bad-mouthed by his or her peers and no longer counts as a member of society

INVESTIGATION

[MisterHobgoblin]

INVESTIGATION: an alternative to brute force, believed by the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad in the 1970s to be slightly inferior

BEADLE

[Calliope]

BEADLE: sewing tool unique in being spherical, in contrast to the needle's customary shape. Not very successful.

ARACHNID

[brightphoebus]

ARACHNID Person from the Levant addicted to small, firey aniseed drinks. Equivalent of 'pothead'.

COMFORTABLE

[Grammath]

COMFORTABLE: I'm here for the desk

LEADERSHIP

[MisterHobgoblin]

LEADERSHIP: Something George Bush shoots from

PYRAMID

[lucyb]

PYRAMID - to look inbetween.

REVOLUTION

[chuntzy]

REVOLUTION: determined to overtake on the motorway

ILLITERATE:-

[lipstick_librarian]

ILLITERATE - to alliterate poorly

BASHFUL...

[jfp]

BASHFUL - Colloquial synonym for "punch-drunk"

PUSILLANIMOUS

[brightphoebus]

PUSILLANIMOUS Covered with boils and very infectious

ANARCHISM

[David]

ANARCHISM: One of an increasingly tiresome set of Flood-based expressions used by Noah.

CARCINOGEN:

[jfp]

CARCINOGEN : information about people performing morally reprehensible acts while in charge of a vehicle

DILAPIDATE

[lucyb]

DILAPIDATE- to push off someone sitting on your knees.

VISCOSITY

[Lady Lazarus]

VISCOSITY - a fabulous shimmering seat you can take to a nightclub

BROADCASTING

[jfp]

BROADCASTING - the thankless task of auditioning vaguely competent second-rate actresses to take on the roles of slatternly women in the naffer varieties of Hollywood romances

RELATIVISM

[Grammath]

RELATIVISM: artistic movement, largely centred around portraits of fearsome aunts

COLLABORATE

[brightphoebus]

COLLABORATE The ordering of men's shirts by size

SUBSTANTIAL

[MisterHobgoblin]

SUBSTANTIAL - not quite as big as I'd like you to think

FOOTBALL

[chuntzy]

FOOTBALL - a game where grown men cry

CRICKET

[Calliope]

CRICKET: an insect known for its unusually bendy legs.

PNEUMATIC

[lucyb]

PNEUMATIC - upgrade for old pmatic.

CIRCUMVENT

[jfp]

CIRCUMVENT - the little hole in the Big Top that helps keep the trapeze-artists nice and cool

INSINUATE

[Grammath]

INSINUATE - to have supped with the devil

PALLIATIVE

[MisterHobgoblin]

PALLIATIVE - liable to become friendly

GRAMMATH

[jfp]

GRAMMATH - a new interdisciplinary course taught in various private US institutions of higher education, enabling students with no obvious aptitude for either literacy or numeracy to nevertheless attempt to acquire rudimentary knowledge in each.
This woman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF4gHS4nvSM&feature=related) is reportedly a graduate in the discipline.

INVETERATE

[megustaleer]

INVETERATEWhat you have to get done to your puppy or kitten before s/he becomes too interested in the neighbours' pets.

EXHILARATION

[lucyb]

EXHILARATION - To breath out happily.

IGNORAMUS

[MisterHobgoblin]

IGNORAMUS - advice given to people who are not expected to enjoy reading Lucky Jim

DISCO

[Calliope]

DISCO: well-known orange supermarket chain's discount outlets.

DIORAMA

[MisterHobgoblin]

DIORAMA - (US Spelling) A bathroom suite designed for people with upset tummies

POM

[Calliope]

POM: fluffy item waved by one-armed cheerleaders.

ELEMENTARY:

[MisterHobgoblin]

ELEMENTARY - ironic

HIGHBROW

[Calliope]

HIGHBROW: a form of browbeating that stems from the bully's delusional belief in his own intellectual superiority.

GARGOYLE:

[MisterHobgoblin]

GARGOYLE: something that looks like this: http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39265000/jpg/_39265983_mellor_270.jpg

FOOTBALL STRIP

[Calliope]

FOOTBALL STRIP: unconventional soccer manoeuvre that many women would like to see from David Beckham.

CLIQUE:

[MisterHobgoblin]

CLIQUE - a secure environment in which intellectual pygmies can claim to be highbrow without the inconvenience of being exposed by brighter outsiders

CREATION

[brightphoebus]

CREATION A country in which noise, bad temper and general mayhem are social norms

CONVERSION

[jfp]

CONVERSION - a misleading, even downright dishonest, account of what actually happened

PARASITE

[David]

PARASITE: Web page for airborne regiment.

MANUFACTURE:

[Squirls]

MANUFACTURE: is a place where they make things up about Manchester United Football players.

Paradox: ?

[MisterHobgoblin]

PARADOX - people with no formal qualifications who seek to practice medicine whilst wearing balaclavas

QUESTION

[Squirls]

QUESTION: An adveturous search for electrically charged particles.

Particles:

[megustaleer]

PARTICLES: a method of hand-catching very young salmon or trout


AMBIDEXTROUS

[Grammath]

AMBIDEXTROUS: gestures made at room temperature with the right hand

BIBULOUS

[Squirls]

BIBULOUS: A holy book for boozers

Flexible: ?

[jfp]

FLEXIBLE - a plastic souvenir brought back from a holiday in Spain

JIGGERY-POKERY

[Squirls]

JIGGERY-POKERY: A dance at a pig farm

POLICY: ??

[blithe_spirit]

POLICY: A survey carried out at sub-zero temperatures.

CONSERVATISM

[Squirls]

CONSERVATISM: The jam making department at Tory Head Office

Rivetting: ?

[Ian]

RIVETTING: To screen once more for appropriateness

DIABOLICAL

[lucyb]

POM: fluffy item waved by one-armed cheerleaders.
laughed so much I gave myself a headache... :D

anyway, back to the BGOD

DIABOLICAL - in possession of both testicles.

ANEURISM

[Squirls]

ANEURISM: is a mixed up rain muse.

FALLACY:

[MisterHobgoblin]

FALLACY - a mistaken belief that a word is smutty

FRANK

[Squirls]

FRANK: A forthright Frenchman

HOLOGRAM:

[Calliope]

HOLOGRAM: a message of particular insincerity, perfect to read at a wedding.

AVUNCULAR:

[blithe_spirit]

AVUNCULAR: Relating to a bird's mother's brother.

ROCOCO

[Squirls]

ROCOCO: Expensive chocolate

PARTISAN: ??

[nospacesallowed]

PARTISAN: The old name for the bend in a spoon.

INCINERATE

[megustaleer]

INCINERATE : Profile of the customers of this shop (http://www.evans.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12553&catalogId=20554&cmpid=k41087)

RUDIMENTARY

[Grammath]

RUDIMENTARY: the burial place of Jamaican Yardies

VALIDATE

[Squirls]

VALIDATE: A romantic rendevous between 2 mountains

PROCRASTINATE:

[Calliope]

PROCRASTINATE: to be professionally yet innately rude. See Billy Connolly.

ABSOLUTION:

[Squirls]

ABSOLUTION: Body toning cream

PETRIFIED ??

[MisterHobgoblin]

PETRIFIED: put in a shallow glass dish

CD:

[Squirls]

CD: a viewing platform over a Welsh river

SNOG ??

[MisterHobgoblin]

SNOG: proof that children are more adventurous than their parents

(actually, snog is Gaelic for nice)

BAGEL:

[Calliope]

BAGEL: the particular realm of Hades reserved for people who don't take their own bags to M&S. Deriv: bag-ell.

PULCHRITUDE:

[Squirls]

PULCHRITUDE: She was one of the inhabitants of Fraggle Rock.

FESTIVAL

[Grammath]

FESTIVAL: one time Blue Peter presenter in a good mood

TELEVISION

[Squirls]

TELEVISION: An ability to see in 3D

FLOUT:

[brightphoebus]

FLOUT A way of bobbing about in the sea in an inelegant and erratic fashion

CARROT

[blithe_spirit]

CARROT: the effect that results from the neglect of one's automobile.

HYPERBOREAN

[megustaleer]

HYPERBOREAN - Very fast-growing trees

CALUMNY

[Squirls]

CALUMNY ~ A delicious, fattening meal.

CLASSICAL: ?

[kelby_lake]

CLASSiCal: So called because only the upper classes can appreciate it

KEYBOARD?

[megustaleer]

KEYBOARD: The one place that I can't get my husband to hang his keys :mad:

INSPECTION

[blithe_spirit]

INSPECTION: Close examination of an atom or group of atoms carrying a positive or negative electric charge.

DESPERADO

[Calliope]

DESPERADO: Person threatened with imprisonment for refusing to stop humming old Eagles songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umw1-Do3-ho

IGNEOUS:

[MisterHobgoblin]

IGNEOUS - a portmanteau word describing someone who is very clever but knows little.

LUXURY

[Squirls]

LUXURY: a delegation of bright sparks

MISERABLE: ?

[megustaleer]

MISERABLE: The talent that makes it possible for someone to go through life without spending any of his own money

FRITILLARY

[Grammath]

FRITILLARY: the careless steering of water borne vessels

SECURITY

[Squirls]

SECURITY: Section of the deli which serves dry, smoked foods.

FORAGE: ?

[megustaleer]

FORAGE: My pension, my winter fuel allowance and my bus pass

PERPENDICULAR

[kelby_lake]

Perpendicular:How one with decorum should sit

LOVE

[lipstick_librarian]

LOVE - a thumbless glove

MITTEN -

[Grammath]

MITTEN: with more than nine German speakers but fewer than eleven.

REALITY

[lipstick_librarian]

REALITY - Builders' beverage with a stamp of authenticity on the box.

BANAL

[Calliope]

BANAL: barn-dwelling member of the owl family.

PERSPICACITY:

[megustaleer]

PERSPICACITY: The Underground train across central London during rush hour in June, July and August.

REPREHENSIBLE

[Squirls]

REPREHENSIBLE: Able to lay eggs

INFAMY: ?

[kelby_lake]

INFAMY- The only sort of fame worth having

LITERATURE?

[Calliope]

LITERATURE: writing that school students find a real chore to read.

MENDACIOUS:

[Squirls]

MENDACIOUS: a description of the sucking noise made by handymen prior to providing a quote to fix a leaky tap.

DIFFICULT: ?

[Flingo]

DIFFICULT: Collective term for a group of extremists who worship the God "Diffi".

ALBUMEN:

[megustaleer]

ALBUMEN: Male autograph hunters

REPUTATION:

[lipstick_librarian]

REPUTATION - a gang of people wanting to sell you stuff

DISMAL

[Grammath]

DISMAL: saying nasty things about the street the Queen lives on, or your local shopping centre.

COSTERMONGER

[Calliope]

COSTERMONGER: someone who makes a nuisance of himself selling things table to table at coffee shop chains.

ALBUQUERQUE

[Squirls]

ALBUQUERQUE: It's what was created when a strange cloning experiment went wrong and created a crossbreed of 2 coronation street characters - Ken Barlow's late uncle and Maria Connor's brother


SENTIENT: ?

[megustaleer]

Ken Barlow's late uncle For those who weren't around at the time - Ken's Uncle Albert (http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=3269111&text=albert+tatlock)

[Ian]

SENTIENT: To go somewhere of your own free will

DEN:

[blithe_spirit]

DEN: Shortened version of the masculine name Daniel as pronounced by posh people.

FARTHINGALE

[Calliope]

ooops.... beat me by a second!

[Calliope]

FARTHINGALE: beer so old you can't pay for it in decimal currency.

DIRIGIBLE:

[blithe_spirit]

ooops.... beat me by a second!

Sorry about that, Kim. We must have posted simultaneously.

DIRIGIBLE: Appalling concoction made out of the edible internal organs of a fowl.
(WARNING Contains references that some chickens may find offensive)

SIMULTANEOUSLY:

[Squirls]

SIMULTANEOUSLY: Describes the act of putting on a bright orange false tan.

PRETEND: ?

[megustaleer]

PRETEND: A range of ready-to-wear tail adornments for cats and dogs

HOSTILE:?

[Squirls]

HOSTILE: Fashion favoured by ladies of the night.

BLOGGER: ?

[lucyb]

HOSTILE: Fashion favoured by ladies of the night.

:lmao: (once I'd finally worked it out...)

BLOGGER: Alternative name for a Blumberjack.

SCRIPTURE.

[Squirls]

SCRIPTURE: a playwright's sacred texts

PALACE: ?

[megustaleer]

PALACE: Slang term for priests' vestments with this type of trimming (http://www.aheavenlystitch.com/fabrics/laces.html)

CARNIVAL:?

[Squirls]

CARNIVAL: a meaty fairground ride.

BALLOON: ?

[lucyb]

BALLOON: ? Person sent insane by spherical objects.

DISTINCT

[Squirls]

DISTINCT: A description for something that used to be smelly

PROVERB: ?

[jfp]

PROVERB : in favour of "being" words and "doing" words

LECHERY :

[blithe_spirit]

Pipped me at the post jfp.

LECHERY: Word used by 'les franglais et les franglaises' to describe a small red berry-type fruit with a stone in the middle.

INSULAR

[MisterHobgoblin]

INSULAR - warming

PANTS

[Squirls]

PANTS: Rubbish / not very good.

PROSAIC: ?

[megustaleer]

PROSAIC: A treatment for depression which involves making pictures and patterns from tiny coloured tiles

ANTICIPATE:?

[Squirls]

ANTICIPATE: Crazy jape involving meat paste

INTELLIGENT: ?

[Grammath]

INTELLIGENT: the polite, well spoken man on the goggle box

PACIFIST

[megustaleer]

PACIFIST: An iron hand in a velvet glove

OPULENCE:?

[Squirls]

OPULENCE: Cloudy spectacles

FARCE: ?

[MisterHobgoblin]

FARCE: to break wind in a soft steady fashion without reverberation

TABLE:

[Squirls]

TABLE: a mixed up bleat

MESSAGES: ?

[lipstick_librarian]

MESSAGES - relaxing rub-downs, involving copious amounts of oil & gloop

GALLOWS

[Grammath]

GALLOWS - what I permit

ASTONISH

[Hazel]

ASTONISHA normal family car with James Bond pretensions.

MYRIAD

[Squirls]

A normal family car with James Bond pretensions.
Excellent!!

MYRIAD: an advertisement I placed with the Royal Institution

PERMEATE:

[megustaleer]

PERMEATE: the stench of ammonia in the house when my mother had a neighbour come round for a Toni (http://www.old-time.com/commercials/1940's/Which%20Twin%20Had%20The%20Toni.htm)

GLIMPSE:?

[Squirls]

GLIMPSE = Saggy eyes

OBSESSION: ?

[lipstick_librarian]

OBSESSION = appointment with your midwife

GRAPHIC =

[MisterHobgoblin]

GRAPHIC - an involuntary spasm of the throat caused by drinking too much wine.

SCORCHING -

[Grammath]

SCORCHING - bonus paid to footballers for hitting the back of the net

SCANDAL

[megustaleer]

SCANDAL: strappy footwear, as worn by the ladies of the night - maybe these? (http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/366351.html)

EVOCATIVE:?

[Squirls]

EVOCATIVE: A description of someone who drones on about the past e.g. "During the war ....."

ROMANTIC: ?

[Flingo]

ROMANTIC - one with gladiatorial tendancies.

EXTRAVAGANT

[Squirls]

EXTRAVAGANT: More project charts for the veterans association.

NOVELIST: ?

[brightphoebus]

NOVELIST: Someone who takes up new hobbies at the drop of a hat and never persists with anything (aka my brother)

REVOLUTIONARY

[Squirls]

REVOLUTIONARY: A Whirling Dervish

CONTRACT: ?

[lucyb]

CONTRACT: Timeshare.

ANGULAR:

[Squirls]

ANGULAR: English & square

LIMELIGHT: ?

[megustaleer]

LIMELIGHT: The slimmers' version of Rose's famous cordial

TRIUMPHANT:?

[Squirls]

TRIUMPHANT: A motorbike race winner

INTERNET: ?

[Grammath]

INTERNET: scoring a goal.

SKILL

[Squirls]

SKILL: S'murder

TRUST: ?

[lucyb]

TRUST: what happens to a chicken before it goes in the oven.

INFERNO

[Squirls]

INFERNO = unable to deduce

GORGEOUS: ?

[epenthesis]

Gorgeous = Scrumptious

Morosophy = ?

[megustaleer]

Morosophy:- The fan club of Miss Ellis Bextor


EUPHORIC:?

[David]

EUPHORIC: Ecstatic feeling during hiccups

SCRIMSHAW:

[MisterHobgoblin]

SCRIMSHAW: a member of an English vigilante group set up in response to the exhortation on TV programme Police 5 to "keep 'em peeled".

NICK ROSS:

[confused younger members might try googling "keep em peeled"]

[Squirls]

NICK ROSS: a scottish person that's not angry

OUTRAGEOUS: ?

[epenthesis]

outrageous : uncosseted

kismet :

[MisterHobgoblin]

KISMET: a Turkish frog shaped glove puppet

KEBAB

[Squirls]

KEBAB: A strange language spoken just as the pubs close.

ALLIANCE: ?

[epenthesis]

alliance : canard

lee :

[megustaleer]

lee: generic name for Sunday footballer

SEQUEL: ?

[MisterHobgoblin]

SEQUEL - a part of a series somewhere between the Beginning and the Prequel

CUBE

[Squirls]

CUBE: a long line for tickets on the undergroud.

CAMEMBERT: ?

[epenthesis]

Camembert : Went out in a cardboard box completely crackers (ME)

Unfettered :

[megustaleer]

UNFETTERED : Spinach pie without cheese

ANCESTOR:?

[epenthesis]

ancestor : coughers

ahem :

[David]

AHEM: Something sung in church by the Queen.

QUADRANGLE:

[MisterHobgoblin]

QUADRANGLE: slightly more sophisticated than a court

COURT:

[epenthesis]

COURT : Pluperfect past participle of caught, eg. you've been had.

BADMINTON :

[megustaleer]

BADMINTON: very poor quality tableware.

OCCASIONAL:?

[Flingo]

Occasional - one with a ghostly-pale complexion

Evaluation -

[Squirls]

Evaluation - assessment of the cost of your internet service provider

LOFTY: ?

[epenthesis]

LOFTY : Often up , turgid : especially but not exclusively prose - see dawn

ANON :

[lipstick_librarian]

ANON: A Northern Irish convent-dweller

INTERVIEW:

[epenthesis]

Interview : Berries alive, this recipe can be done fresh or in a moderate oven

Cream :

[megustaleer]

CREAM: Writing paper packed in quantities of 50,000 sheets


ABANDON:?

[David]

ABANDON: Alternative name for Britain's capital by those who have left for the countryside.

CRINKLE:

[megustaleer]

CRINKLE: A single laughter line

COLLAPSE:?

[epenthesis]

Collapse : Togetherness abed, sometimes 'you to us' if comedic as in muchly.

Ennui :

[megustaleer]

ENNUI: general reaction to irrelevent posts

IRRITATING:?

[epenthesis]

Irritating : irrelevant, some college

Nana :