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Originally posted by Chorister:
Place where curfew has had to be imposed due to marauding teenyboppers who won't go to bed before dawn.

Now returning you to Smudgie's suggestion of Hexham

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quote:

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Originally posted by Firenze:
Ballyhackamore

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Adj. Describes how you feel when your hairdresser has completed your haircut, but you really want it a bit shorter in the back. Also used to describe the results after you ask for the back to be cut a bit shorter.

Leelanau
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Leelanau, participle: what you're doing while suffering from sea-sickness: leelanau the side ...

Can't resist this one (and yes, it is a real place, just outside Dublin):

Termonfeckin
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Termonfeckin (verb) taking an unusually long time to make love.

Nancledra
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
You know the fuzzy pink mittens your grandmother gave you when you were 14 and in your Goth phase? Or the hand knit jumper in gamboge and cerise that you had to wear one whole Christmas Day? Not to mention all those woolly socks? Those are nancledra.

Eigg
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
If you put your foot into a wellington boot and a young neice or nephew has put a peeled banana down there then Eigg! is your reaction to the squishyness against one's foot.

Falkirk
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Falkirk is when you can't stand the way your writing is coming out, and crumple up the paper. It's onomotopoeic, basically.

Ypsilanti
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Ypsil's mother's sister.

Meshugas
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
What I put in me tea.

Winnepesaukee

[ 05. July 2012, 01:36: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
A question asked by a man on a train from Chicago inquiring about the time of a football match.

Pasadena
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
To walk past a restaurant.

Hirwaun
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
To take on a new member of staff.

Cullompton

[ 05. July 2012, 13:10: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
A primitive form of waterproof boot, made of mud, straw and cow dung.

Garstang
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:

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Originally posted by Chorister:
Place where curfew has had to be imposed due to marauding teenyboppers who won't go to bed before dawn.

Now returning you to Smudgie's suggestion of Hexham

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We've been there already! Hexham

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Now how did I miss that? Are you sure 'Hexham' doesn't mean 'A spell you cast on hosts to make sure your post is invisible to them?'
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Garstang past participle of Garsting - the sensation one gets when one's local station is closed.

Zennor
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
Zennor - one practicing oriental meditation.

Splott
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Splott, n: the sound the tomato ketchup makes when it lands on your (white) shirt due to lack of dexterity when eating a bag of chips.

Dunrobin
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
Dunrobin, n., the moment marked by an intake of breath and renewed focus when an officiant of some ecclesiastical/ceremonial event has put on the clothes, but is still transitioning from "normal person" to executor of Vested Powers.

Tishamingo
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Tishamingo - The spell for conjuring a Tish. Generally taught to first-years at Hogwarts.


Tangipahoa
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Tangipahoa

A pepper, noted for a distinctive flavour but unusually variable strength. Good for party games!

Chirk
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
Chirk (noun): A coin brought back from foreign travels, of almost no monetary value, which remains in your wallet for use (and re-use) in shopping trolleys.

Godalming
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Godalming planned giving, tithing, contributing to a collection.

Surbiton
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
n: the person doling out food at a canteen in a robotic manner, Verb: to surbit - to dole out food without any attempt to make it look pleasing

Egham
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Egham: economy sandwich filling.

Schehallion

[ 06. July 2012, 23:02: Message edited by: Firenze ]
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
schehallion: n, a disreputable, somewhat conical woman

Popocatepetl

[ 07. July 2012, 00:16: Message edited by: piglet ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Popocatepetl n. A preparation given to cats, designed to discourage them from disturbing flowers in the garden by digging plants up. Popo .. is seldom effective, particularly in the case a newly planted erm plants.

Polperrow
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Polperrow A stew made from seaweed, (popularised by Keith Floyd and Rick Stein).

Diggle
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
Diggle, n. The little hole you make with a dibbler to plant bulbs in.

Pushmataha
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Pushmataha

A light scarf worn to conceal a 'hickie'.

Yarm
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Yarm: A tall tale that's so incredible it's boring.

Schuylkill (pronounced "SKOO kl")

[ 07. July 2012, 20:19: Message edited by: churchgeek ]
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
A rather daft place to get educated...

Pacoima
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Pacoima, proper noun: the father of Baby Coima, obviously.

Kirkcudbright (pronounced cur-COO-brie)
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
A rather dull parish church somewhere in Hibernia

El Monte
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
El Monte

The victor of El Alamein.

cowdenbeath
 

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Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :
 
Cowdenbeath How the Scots army felt at the end of the Battle of Flodden.

Tullibody
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 

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Originally posted by Jack the Lass:
Tullibody

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A tall slim person who is given to adopting a drooping posture.

Upper Poppleton
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 


[ 08. July 2012, 12:02: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Sorry, made a mess of that.

Upper Poppleton Noun, academic slang: a third class honours degree. A Lower Poppleton is an unclassified degree.
(credit to Lawrie Taylor in Times Higher Education )

Crowlas
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Crowlas
Another stew, made from beans and Jerusalem artichokes, usually accompanied by cabbage or Brussel sprouts.

Speen
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Speen verb. To deceive by careful manipulation of the truth rather than by outright lie.

Haltwhistle
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Haltwhistle
An impromptu stop for a brew, especially when hiking.

Quadring
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Quadring - A planet with 4 distinctive rings.

Northampton
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Northamptonnoun.

A particularly sturdy version of the style of gentleman's overcoat known as the hampton, Southamptom being a particularly lightweight version of same.

Grimethorpe
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
You're just not trying are you?

Grimethorpe noun. A pejoratve term for someone whose discourse is characterised by vulgar, crude or 'off-colour' topics and expressions.

An easy one:

Giggleswick
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
Giggleswick to laugh at inappropriate moments - such as in a funeral

Botallack
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Botallack A fish virus, often found in Cornish sardines.

Whaplode
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
whaplode An obsolete noun used to describe the poundage put into a beating. e.g. "The bodybuidling-butcher can make far better Wiener Schnitzel than I as, the greater the whaplode of the meat hammer, the more tender the meat becomes".

High Wycombe
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
High Wycombe noun

A bouffant hairstyle for men who wish to appear taller.

Pudsey
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Pudsey n. a spoken list of items available for the sweet course, normally only in a 'lower class' restaurant. Ex: "We got spotted dick, apple crumble, rasperry tart and ice cream." In 'upper class' establishments such items are printed on a list and given French names.

Aylesbury

[ 10. July 2012, 09:10: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Aylesbury
Before the Queensbury Rules, boxing was governed by the Aylesbury Rules.

The main difference was that the contestants wore ducks on their fists. This fact is commemorated by the Aylesbury Duck available in butchers and supermarkets to this day.

Ards
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Ards Urban Dictionary' n. slang. Old people who habitually tell stories of how 'ard life was in the old days.

Luddenden Foot
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Luddenden Foot n: vernacular name for the metatarsal injury sustained when new machinery dislodges itself from its moorings and lands on the foot of its reluctant operator.

Workers' Compensation™ may apply.

Kilmarnock
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Kilmarnock v To heavily defeat. As in our team were heavily Kilmarnocked.

Pwllheli

[ 10. July 2012, 15:37: Message edited by: Balaam ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Pwllheli
To fall in a midden (believed to be of Irish origin)

Louth
 

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Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :
 
Louth is a compound adjective, used to describe someone who is both loud and uncouth.


Steòrnabhagh
 

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Posted by Jack the Lass (# 3415) on :
 
Steòrnabhagh That sinking feeling you get when you sit on a seat on the bus which is excessively warm from the person who just vacated it.

Kettering
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
A cut down version of hanging, drawing and quartering, introduced during the executioners' strike of 1574.

Aldridge Brownhills
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Aldridge Brownhills was the man who invented the rotavator, which turned all the green hills brown ...

... I'll get my coat.

Tittleshall
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Tittleshall, N. A residence facility for ladies of the well-endowed variety.


Pewaukee
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Pewaukee

Someone who crosses from one aisle to another during divine worship by using pews instead of going the long way round like a civilised person.

Sandal Magna
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Sandal Magna

Only one piece of Sandal Magna is made each year. It is a pungent cheese, used in the Good Friday football game between Upper Sandal and Lower Sandal. The losers have to eat it.

Norton Disney

[ 11. July 2012, 09:45: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Norton Disney

Originally a UK Disney World experience based in Lincolnshire. The term is now applied to any disasterously sub-standard UK enterprise.

Lord Hereford's Knob
 

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Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :
 
Lord Hereford's Knob

A traditional English variety of cucumber.

Scarinish
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Scarinish N. A sect, not formally related to the Amish, who cause consternation on their local road system by driving their horse-drawn carriages down the middle of the road and ignoring any modern "aids" like traffic lights.

Polperrow
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Polperrow

To put a bulletin board thread into a loop.
 

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Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :
 
Next place for definition, Sioni?
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
OK (Sioni checks this hasn't been done ......)

Silpho
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Polperrow

To put a bulletin board thread into a loop.

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and again.

Subconsciously, I suppose I didn't care for your soup, Sioni.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Silpho™, proper noun: a patent meal-replacement to aid weight loss.

Margaretting
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Margaretting A form of tokenism, such as to vote a person into important political office because she is a woman.

Kidwelly
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
Kidwelly You may think that this is, really obviously, the footwear you attire your offspring in before going puddle jumping but actually you would be wrong. Kidwelly (noun) is a verbal practical joke or con carried out on a gullible person as in "I caught him a real kidwelly by telling him that the reason the sea crossing is so bumpy is because the council hadn't repaired the sea-bed recently and there were lots of potholes".

Pucklechurch

[ 12. July 2012, 09:34: Message edited by: Smudgie ]
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Pucklechurch n: The feeling you get on a sunny Sunday morning when you have to go to church but you'd rather be somewhere else.

Cleckheaton

[ 12. July 2012, 10:16: Message edited by: Balaam ]
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
Cleckheaton - a group of people gathering for a gossip

Gweek
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Gweek - a slang term meaning those with no money.

Portsmouth
 

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Posted by no_prophet (# 15560) on :
 
Portsmouth - a pretentious term for wino, usually applied to those who can afford more expensive alcoholic beverages.

Pukatawagan
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Pukatawagan - a rare form of travel sickness which does not afflict those in vehicles but rather passers-by on a busy road who feel the need to empty themselves on the objects of their distress. Alcohol consumption has been known to exacerbate this condition.

Bognor
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
Bognor, n. A sort of doughnut eclair, served slightly soggy (but in a good way).

Gotebo

[ 12. July 2012, 20:40: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Gotebo
A small table sold by IKEA (you missed the umlaut )

Frizinghall
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Frizinghall, Expletive, Referring to an ignorant person, as in "The new Senior Warden knows Frizinghall about parliamentary procedure."

Sheboygan

[ 13. July 2012, 02:22: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
sheboygan, n an early Irish snow-mobile

Lurgan
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Lurgan V, pres. part., from Lurger, one who follows a web forum without engaging, as in: "If he picks up on that joke about a Shipmate, he's obviously been Lurgan for a few years."


Bannockburn

[ 13. July 2012, 04:21: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Bannockburn N. obs. An obsolete part of the Geneva Convention under which the grooved end of an arrow (the nock) was not to be formed by melting, firing or other use of excessive heat.

Buckland Monachorum
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
(Sir) Buckland Monachorum was a 17th century Tory MP representing a rotten borough. He died of gout.

Wergs
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Wergs - this is a fascinating term which really plugs a gap in the English language. How do we distinguish between the high quality works of a notable author and those which, to put it generously, are of somewhat less than mediocre quality from an inferior pen? Well, of course, we call the latter wergs. Technically they're "works", but they don't really deserve the name.

Chipping Sodbury
 

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Posted by la vie en rouge (# 10688) on :
 
Chipping Sodbury: a low quality cork floor covering popular in the 1960s.

Clermont Ferrand
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
The sobriquet of a Parisian currency dealer who specialises in the South African money market.

Auchtermuchty
 

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Posted by kingsfold (# 1726) on :
 
Auchtermuchty

An expression from Fife which, roughly translated means "Oh, bugger it"

Rhugashinish
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Rhugashinish adj. The state of the soft furnishings when people who smoke indoors don't use ashtrays.

Steeple Bumpstead
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Steeple Bumpstead - a redundant church building bought on the cheap, converted into a home and then sold at a huge profit.

Hooe
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
hooe, n: a tool used by gardeners in Suffolk.

Mucking
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Mucking vb.Local to the North of England. The process of earning money by honest toil in a dirty environment. The saying, "Where's the's muck the's brass" trans. "Where there is dirt there is money" is derived from this.

Bishops Nympton
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Church Times headline after a priest said of their proposals 'Not in my parish!'

Pleck
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Bean Sidhe:
Church Times headline after a priest said of a House of Bishops' proposal 'Not in my parish!'

Pleck

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quote:

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Originally posted by Firenze:
... caused it to be relaunched as the Superprune ...

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Farleigh Wick, adj. is an extension of the Northern Irish term wick, meaning foolish or embarrassed. "I bet he feels wick" might be said of someone made to wear outlandish clothing. Feeling "farleigh wick" is slightly less extreme ...

Chuckery
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Chuckery Noun: a vital component of the consumer society, chuckery is the philosophy that everything is and should be disposable. It is applied, by extension, not only to material objects like three year old cars, but also to instutions like the House of Lords ... "it's old and should be chucked"

Wiveliscombe
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Wiveliscombe (pron. wivveliss-kombee*) n. - an English West Country dance that is a combination of frantically waving one's hands around while swivelling one's body around in circles. It looks rather daft, it has to be said, but very popular so I hear...

*apparently it's obligatory to pronounce the word with a Zummerzet accent.

Bala
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Bala A boomerang, made of slate instead of the usual wood or bone. Unusual in that it did not return to the thrower and also that it could kill a man*, horse or lion at 150 cubits.

*even, potentially, a Philistine giant.

Belmullet
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Belmullet A French version of the infamous mullet hairstyle. It relies on rollers and styling products and was originally intended for women but became popular with male 'Rock Stars' of the 1980's. It looks stupid.

Upper Upham
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Upper Upham - Posh people's way of describing top quality pig meat. There is a need to emphasise the upper-class-ness of the meat that is not available in regular supermarkets.

Winchester
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Winchester - n. how very relevant to bring this up with the Olympics looming, because a "winchester" is a person who indulges in a particular kind of celebration after winning a sporting contest. It involves hitting his hand against his chest in quite a dramatic and belligerent fashion (not recommended for the ladies, by the way). So look out for athletes who go around "winchesting"...

Abony
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Abony An archaic term for a woman without a bonnet or other head covering. It was considered improper to appear without suitable head covering in public places, especially in church. To say a woman was abony therefore carried the implication that she was no better than she should be.

Blubberhouses
 

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Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :
 
Blubberhouses Nothing to do with crying. These were igloos made by hunting inuits from slabs of frozen whale. The hunter would sit inside and wait for a polar bear to find him

The bear would first gorge himself on the frozen meat. The hunter would wait inside, waiting for sounds of acute indigestion, then crawl out to deliver the coup de grace

Leek
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
That which is cocked to make cock a leekie soup.

Woking
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
woking, pres. part.: cooking Chinese food

Drumnadrochit
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Drumnadrochit N. Related to a maneuver carried out by marching bands, particularly (bag)pipe and drum bands, where on reaching the extremity of the parade ground each rank does an about-turn and passes through the on-coming ranks. D. is the technical term for failing to execute the most difficult part of the maneuver, passing the big bass drum(s).

Frome

[ 17. July 2012, 13:16: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Named after a lad whose given name was Ethan.


Sacramento
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Sacramento N. Memorabilia one can buy at shrines etc. (from sacred memento).

Clevedon
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Bisecting an academic from crown to crotch, much fantasised by their tutees. Rarely executed.

Lowestoft
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
lowestoft, n. (obs): in the feudal system in Yorkshire, the bottom rung of the class ladder, short for "lowest of t'low"

Hempriggs
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Hempriggs Collective noun: those people having, and expressing,, strong views about hem lines of dresses and skirts worn by (mostly young) ladies. Now obs because of the wearing of jeans.

Hythe
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Hythe - Somebody who lives high up, like above the 10th floor for example.

John O'Groats
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
John O'Groats A slang term for a money lender in 14th century England.

Frome
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Frome - sick and tired of the power of Rome, a rival city was established by anti-Catholics called "F-Rome", which, of course, became "Frome". For some reason the meaning of the letter "F" was never really established, but wild theories abounded, from "Fundamentalist" and "Free Church" to something rather more colourful.

Yellowknife
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Yellowknife -
1 n. A weapon carried by a coward.
2 vb intrans. To exclaim when cut by a 1, as in "Ow! Knife!"

Nether Wallop

SS: I set "Frome" on Tuesday pm. So is yet another definition "To send an Internet board into a loop"?
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Morlader:
SS: I set "Frome" on Tuesday pm. So is yet another definition "To send an Internet board into a loop"?

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I knew I'd do it eventually! Maybe 'to frome' is 'To attempt to create another meaning for a word'?
 

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Posted by EtymologicalEvangelical (# 15091) on :
 
Nether Wallop - both a verb and noun which refers to hitting someone (particularly a male) below the belt. "I've been nether walloped"; "I was a victim of a nether wallop".

Ouagadougou
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Ouagadougou: Syllables sung, repeatedly, by the backup chorus in certain genres of pop music.

Waukegan
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Waukegan A medical prognosis - "You'll never ..."

Hemyock
 

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Posted by Niminypiminy (# 15489) on :
 
Run out of fresh, or need to make some Hemlock drink out of season? Now there is no need to worry: new Hemyock instant Hemlock powder. For all the troublesome philosophers in your life.

Dungeness
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
- a prison for females.

Piddletrenthide
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Piddletrenthide is a festival held when the Burton Union brewery system backs up and causes the River Trent to inundate most of southern Derbyshire.

Porlock
 

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Posted by Niminypiminy (# 15489) on :
 
Porlock is a prison for porbeagles, among whom the crime rate is very high.

Towcester
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Towcester N. Small kitchen appliance in which slices of bread are heated and browned, largely for the purpose of spreading butter and jam on them.

Ishpeming

[ 20. July 2012, 15:12: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Towcester N. A, possibly illegal, encampment of towable vehicles. Semi-permenant, Towcesters provide a home for travellers and gypsies. See
Dale Farm

Budleigh Salterton
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Ishpeming
Spamming without dentures.

Ahun
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Ahun - A way of catching somebody's attention.

Bognor
 

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Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :
 
Bognor: to be intoxicated, as in "we got well bognored last night!"

Corby
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Corby Vb. To be boastful, as in "yes, she's good, but I wish she wouldn't corby about it." From Scots corby = a crow.

Auchtermuchty
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Auchtermuchty A surfeit, esp an unpleasant one.

Henlys
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
Henlys- a plural noun describing the buttons on a coat collar - as in "It was so cold, I had to do my Henlys up"

Avebury Trusloe
 

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Posted by Paddy O'Furniture (# 12953) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Haltwhistle
An impromptu stop for a brew, especially when hiking.

Quadring

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
Haltwhistle
An impromptu stop for a brew, especially when hiking.

Quadring

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Quadring: Four siblings who are confused about where they're going. They keep walking around in a circle.


SNORF
 

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Posted by Niminypiminy (# 15489) on :
 
The other side of London from the [ sarf side. As in "snorf side of the river, innit?"

Bootle
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
What happened to Avebury Trusloe?
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Avebury trusloe, n: a small fruit, halfway in size between a sloe and a damson, which grows wild on Salisbury Plain. Steep with sugar and GIN, leave for six weeks and strain for a delicious post-prandial drink.

Shall we go back to Bootle now?

[ 22. July 2012, 00:50: Message edited by: piglet ]
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Bootle A container for Irn Bru.

Wetwang
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Wetwang: an area of low-lying ground, liable to flooding.

Uttoxeter
 

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Posted by Paddy O'Furniture (# 12953) on :
 
Uttoxeter

The scientific name for lint, dirt, sweat, and dead skin that gets jammed between one's toes.


Cacringula
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Cacringula

A disorder caused by racism and neofascism. It causes the skin to change colour.

Solva

[ 22. July 2012, 17:54: Message edited by: Sioni Sais ]
 

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Posted by Paddy O'Furniture (# 12953) on :
 
Solva

A Russian treat. Made from stewed beets, vodka, Cinnamon, cloves, buckwheat, and herring brains. Delightful, simply delightful. NOT.


Fringullen
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Fringullen is a type of fabric that's meant to look wrinkly and fringe at the ends. Very low maintenance.

Alameda
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Alameda, an informal expression of farewell, related to "See you later" or "I'll be seeing you."

Nashotah
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Nashotah Said in thanks to someone who remembers to bring one's denture(s) along. Or gnashotah .

Valporaiso
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Valparaiso - to commend extravagantly. Eg 'She was, like, totally valparaiso about the new Galaxy'

Gargunnock
 

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Posted by Paddy O'Furniture (# 12953) on :
 
Gargunnock

Attempting to eat knockwurst, clean a handgun, and gargle at the same time.


Finfisterell
 

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Posted by Paddy O'Furniture (# 12953) on :
 
Apologies to all and sundry. My A.D.D. strikes yet again. In my eagerness to join in the fun, I failed to read the instructions for the game and hence missed the part about actual place names! Duh! So... none of my words used thus far have been real place names. Henceforth, I shall only use authentic names.

 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Actually, PO'F, I quite like the idea of a place called Finfisterell; if it did exist, it would probably be in the Outer Hebrides ...

As to its meaning, I think it should be a boxing-ring for goldfish.

Kilmacduagh
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Kilmacduagh - a particularly rugged waterproof garment made of vulcanised oxhide.

Bawdsey
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Bawdsey An 'earthy' style of delivery by actors, originally in Shakespeare-period plays, at the opposite extreme from the RP of the Geilgud/Guinness school. Bawdsey has now become the norm for TV soap operas.

Invergordon
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Invergordon

Turning Gordon on his head.

Gordale
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Gordale Gordon's usual drink at the pub.

Badenoch
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
badenoch n. a politician with rather extreme views (sorry - showing my age a bit there )

Moosonee
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Moosonee Adj Physical and social awkwardness, generally observed in preadolescent males, as in "He's a bit moosonee, innit?"

West Bend

[ 25. July 2012, 02:20: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
West Bend - a modification of the Grecian Bend, in which the upper body was tilted forward and slightly to the left. Walking could only be accomplished with the aid of a gentleman friend, strapping footman etc.

Newton Wamphrey
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Newton Wamphrey - When you try to open a bag of Fig, Apple, or other Newtons, and the damn thing splits wrong and the cookies go flying. See also Oreo Wamphrey, Chips Ahoy Wamphrey, etc.

Sarnia
 

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Posted by Wet Kipper (# 1654) on :
 
Sarnia Scientific name for that general peckishness of late evening which can only be solved by a savoury snack.

Smyrna
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Smyrna A brand of vodka.

Galipoli
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Galipoli - adverbial form of the adjective, galipi, an archaic spelling of "gallopy," meaning prone to gallop about. As in, "That horse galipoli comes when called."

Novi
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Novi A novice navvy. Anyone new to the joys of hard physical labour.

Slad
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
slad n. a mixture of shredded cabbage and carrots served on a bed of lettuce (from slaw and salad).

Before the discovery of Mayonnaise, this concoction was dressed with slad cream.

Oswaldtwistle

[ 26. July 2012, 01:05: Message edited by: piglet ]
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
An old naval term from the days of sailing ships, an Oswaldtwistle is the tangle that results from storing badly coiled ropes together.

Yp
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Yp Sound emitted when surprised by a small rodent.

Ypsilanti
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:
Yp Sound emitted when surprised by a small rodent.

Ypsilanti

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quote:

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Originally posted by piglet:
Huish Episcopi interj. Shut up - the Bishop's just arrived.

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Tintagel n. A Christmas decoration which quite apparently is not made of what it appears to be made of. Derives from tin/angel, often to be seen at the top of a Christmas tree.

Totnes
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Totnes - The state of being a toddler. The "-ness" suffix was shortened to "-nes" because being a toddler is a very fleeting state.

Okemos
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Okemos - Warning sign for teenagers who hate the emo crowd. Pronounced 'okkkemossss' so that the emos don't know they're the one's being talked about.

Stafford
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Stafford - an intractable throat infection affecting the upper classes.

(Reminds me of when my friend & I would make fun of the street names in a ritzy part of Detroit: "Put some Balmoral on that Strathcona!" - and yes, we knew where those names came from.)

Holt

(I seem to be stuck in Mid-Michigan!)
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Holt A handgun that you can't get out of its pouch.

Cromer
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Cromer n. - a car with lots of highly polished silver parts.

Heckmondwyke
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Heckmondwyke - festival held in parts of north Yorkshire on the first wet Tuesday in November, usually marked by sheep drenching and ferret rustling.

Huddersfield
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Huddersfield - a field with grass or grain so high you are completely hidden if you crouch down, although why you would want to do this is a whole other question. Possibly more useful as a measurement or assessment; e.g., "In Detroit, vacant lots where buildings once stood have become veritable huddersfields." I.e., "Someone bring in a lawnmower, will ya?"

Chilson
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Chilson - Colloquial term for air conditioning.

Milton Keynes
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Milton Keynes An object that is composed of two utterly contrasting or opposed objects. The UK government is a Milton Keynes.

Weeting
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
weeting n. the sound made a small bell.

Little Cornard
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Little Cornard - Oliver Wendell Douglas' Park Avenue penthouse balcony.

Wixom
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Wixom - The opposite of 'wisdom'.

Charing Cross
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Charing Cross - the state of annoyance from inadvertently burnt something.

Kettering
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Kettering was done by Jonah the Whale in the example on page one:

Kettering (noun): the pattern left on one's thighs and buttocks after sitting naked on a wickerwork chair.

I think this is brilliant! Can't think of anything better than that.

I seem to recall someone else farther down also set "Kettering?" if so I don't remember the second definition...

What's the policy for a duplicate--or triplicate? Do we try to
re-define?


Cara
 

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Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
Treat them as homophones/def. 2/3/π.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
kettering v.i. providing food for posh parties.

Forfar
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Forfar - a collective intake of breath; 'There was a terrific forfar in the crowd as Wiggins prepared to demonstrate cycling on water'

Tobermory
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Tobermory To eat more triangular chocolate bars than other competitors. Any -ing results in disqualification.
[Not an Ol****c sport yet]

Cheddon Fitzpaine
 

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Posted by Balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Cheddon Fitzpaine obs. Ancient term for a glazier.

Wy
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Wy Interrogative. When asked by a child the approved answer is "'cos I say so"; when asked by adults the answer is "Wy not?" (c.f. Rosencranz thread)

Elworthy

[ 03. August 2012, 14:02: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Elworthy - really stupid/ bigoted/ racist/ sexist etc post on The Ship.

Bellaghy
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Bellaghy An ailment, or 'ague' common to enthusiastic bellringers which leads to habitual over-pulling of objects encountered in everyday life. Sufferers of Bellaghy are prone to bringing down stacked goods in supermakets.

Kirby Overblow
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 
Kirby Overblow A respiratory problem common in brass players.

Goonhilly
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Goonhilly - Comedy sketch performed on a hill, originally by the Goons.

Prestatyn
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Prestatyn - A brand name cholesterol-lowering drug in the statin class, which uses the advertising slogan, "Prestatyn - and, presto! Lower cholesterol!"

Algonac
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Algonac An unsuccessful brand of alcohol-free 'Cognac' launched in the 1970's.

Askham Bryan
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Askham Bryan - a carnival feature, where a mechanical, but otherwise ordinary, guy can uncannily answer your yes/no questions.

Cheboygan (NB: Not to be confused with Sheboygan!)
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
cheboygan n. a flat board fitted with runners on either side for sliding down a snow-covered hill

Dunmurry (points will be deducted for racist remarks about tennis players)
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Dunmurry - An assurance not to worry said by someone with gauze in their mouth. Context would dictate whether you heed their advice.

Toledo
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Toledo vb intrans To levy a toll, on use of a bridge, road etc.

Copenhagen
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
copenhagen n. the state of being able to handle one's ice-cream.

Penicuik
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Penicuik vb. To cook a male appendage. (See
Kenwritez post )

Huish Champflower
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Huish Champflower! (archaic)

Ploughman's command to horse team to stop them eating flowers from the hedges and field margins.


Chard
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Chard - overcooked.

Constantinople
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Chard n. The small disc of (usually) paper created when a (usually) paper tape is perforated. "Chard" is native to Somerset; elsewhere it's been gentrified to "chad".

Swindon
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Swindon The state of being blown about by swirling winds.

Headingley
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Headingley The unpleasant fuzziness the morning after a heavy drining session.

Chorley
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
Chorley the physical sensation that one gets in one's stomach after eating a few too many chunks of Green and Blacks (if there could be such a thing!)... as in "I won't have a slice of cake, thank you, as I'm already feeling a little chorley".

Balloch
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
That rather numb feeling experienced by Scots laddies when skinny dipping in the winter months.

Wem
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
WEM - Abbreviation, 'West England Man'.

Swansea
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Swansea A rubbish performance of Swan Lake.

Crackpot
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Crackpot - A style of pottery, where cracks are added deliberately for artistic effect.

Wallingford
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Wallingford n. A revenue-generating practice used by the builders of toll bridges. After completing their bridge they would build a wall across the access to the nearby (free) ford.
Example

Malmesmead
 

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Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Malmesmeade - Honey wine from Malm, Norway.

Slack Bottom Yes, it is real.
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Slack Bottom

A dance for yoof who wear their trousers low, displaying underwear. It's the only dance possible that won't shake the trousers down.

Minsk
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Minsk: a transvestite male religious.

Barnoldswick

[PS correction to the OP: Douglas Adams did indeed popularise this genre, but that was several years after the Observer columnist Paul Jennings did the same.]
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
What you get on if you annoy Barnold.

Great Barr
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Great Barr n. what you see when you look at stars through the bottom of a glass.

Tintagel
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Tintagel: the sort of elegant toiletries that one finds in upmarket, slightly twee, bed and breakfast establishments.

Burscough
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Burscough - cough made by a 'bur' (or bear).

Oslo
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
Oslo—A well-known German maker of margarine and cooking oils.

Towson
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Towson n. Male offspring of a barge- or narrow- boat horse.

Bristol
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Bristol: a bra that is too small for its contents. By extension, any female lead in a Carry On film.

Nantucket
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Nantucket vb imperative. An instruction to an elderly female relative to hide a five pound/dollar note. A refinement of 'Nan, tuck it in your knickers' avoiding the mention of underwear.

Chislehurst
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Chislehurst - injury caused by dropping a chisel, most commonly on your foot but could be anywhere on the body.

Sunderland
 

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Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Sunderland - A series of bends in a tunnel (S-under-land)

Stornoway
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Stornoway: (dialect) noun; a headstrong but loved child (usually male) who leaves home in his teens to seek his fortune across the seas.

Meols
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Meols n. An inclusive term for Middle East oil and oil products.

Marazion
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Marazion

What the infant Yoda said to the child-protection officer when his ma left him alone to go on the razz.

Neasden
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Neasden n A refuge with a low ceiling/roof, necessitating entry by crawling on all fours.

Langport
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Langport: a nautical term, to describe a ship's list caused by its illicit stash of alcohol.

Luddendenfoot
 

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Posted by Pia (# 17277) on :
 
Luddendenfoot (n.) - The area of slightly rubbed skin, not quite sore enough or rubbed enough to form a blister, caused by the wearing of slightly folded or scrunched socks inside otherwise well-fitting shoes. (Antonym: Neatsfoot )


Praze-an-Beeble

[ 23. August 2012, 11:10: Message edited by: Pia ]
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Praze-an-Beeble: (derogatory) term for an itinerant preacher with a floppy-backed bible.

Chirk
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Chirk A malicious laugh - something between a chuckle and a smirk.

Pickering
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Pickering: the embarrassing sensation of wanting to burst out laughing in inappropriate situations. 'I could feel myself pickering when the vicar referred to the deceased as Polly rather than Percy.'

Disley
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Disley: wet miserable weather that isn't actually raining. What passes for a fine day in the west of Ireland would be disley anywhere else on earth.

Thisted
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
Thisted Suckered into doing something foolish. E.g. "I was really thisted when I gave that Nigerian millionaire my bank details so he could transfer me all his money".

quote:

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Originally posted by Angloid:

[PS correction to the OP: Douglas Adams did indeed popularise this genre, but that was several years after the Observer columnist Paul Jennings did the same.]

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quote:

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Originally posted by Jonah the Whale:

quote:

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Originally posted by Angloid:

[PS correction to the OP: Douglas Adams did indeed popularise this genre, but that was several years after the Observer columnist Paul Jennings did the same.]

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I never knew that. Thanks for the info.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Angloid:
Aneroid: is that a place?? Anyway, perhaps it's a rather uncomfortable but not life-threatening itch in the bum.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Angloid:
Peterborough. Whereas a rotten borough was a town that had effectively ceased to exist, a peterborough is one of those straggly places that seems to go on for ever. No centre to speak of, just miles and miles of dreary terraces and even drearier semis, plus a scattering of industrial estates and retail parks. I could name a few, but might offend somebody.

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Oswaldtwistle

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The peculiarly droning, piercing noise produced when elderly - and not so elderly - whistle.
Skenfrith

[ 25. August 2012, 18:44: Message edited by: Ariston ]
 

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Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on :
 
Skenfrith dust consisting of dead skin cells or dandruff

Bardney
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Bardney The inedible part filtered out of cider-making.

Bowland
 

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Posted by Pia (# 17277) on :
 
Bardney (adj.): Describes the sudden urge to burst into song/verse, experienced by those for whom such an urge would best be resisted. ("I'd stay out of the snug if I were you; Grandma's been on the sherry and she's come over all bardney.")

Editing, because I cross-posted with the previous poster (sorry if there's an established etiquette around this sort of thing... I'm new here).

Bowland (n.) A field used for archery practice.

Bunessan

[ 25. August 2012, 22:00: Message edited by: Pia ]
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
In general, "established etiquette" is to make up the rules as you go along. So long as nothing important catches fire, or some other catastrophe of Bunessan proportions, things are good.

Oh, and Sapulpa
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
(Ya missed one, Arison.)

BunessanRabbit's male progeny.
Supulpa Expletive uttered when discovering that one's orange juice contains too much of that stringy stuff. Usually accompanied by expectoration.


Fond du Lac
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
[Gah! Ariston. Note to self: Don't misspell the host's name. Even if he changes from the easily-abbreviated "AA". ]
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Mamacita:
[Gah! Ariston. Note to self: Don't misspell the host's name. Even if he changes from the easily-abbreviated "AA". ]

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Note 2: notice when said host defined the word indirectly by using it in a sentence.
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
[ Never mind.]

Fond du Lac
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Fond du Lac - a fondue using confectioner's glaze (a.k.a. shellac). Incredibly tasteless but pleasingly shiny.


Frankenmuth
 

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Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on :
 
Frankenmuth the fluff and gunk that gathers around letters and numbers on a rubber stamp.


Mavis Enderby
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
A prayer offered up during a seemingly endless, tedious speech.

Berkhamsted

[ 26. August 2012, 10:47: Message edited by: Bean Sidhe ]
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Berkhamsted The town where all the letters lost and diverted by the berks in the Post Office end up.

Skegness
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Skegness - acting like a chav (known in some places as a 'skeg').

Coventry
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Coventry: Exceptionally large oak around which a local group of Wiccans like to gather.

Oops, almost forgot:

Rhinelander

[ 26. August 2012, 23:31: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Rhinelander To come down on your nose, esp. when falling off a bike.

Niort
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Niort (pron. nyort): Verbal sound-effect intended to mimic raucous laughter, often used by stand-up comedians to heighten a punch line, e.g. "As the actress said to the bishop, niortniortniort..."

Winnetka
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Winnetka - A suction device for removing the cork that breaks off in a wine bottle.

Haslett
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Haslett the loose loop of rope often used to (loosely) secure a gate to its post.
Largs
 

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Posted by justlooking (# 12079) on :
 
Largs A group of noisy, lager-infused young or youngish men.

Ravenscar
 

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Posted by Nanny Ogg (# 1176) on :
 
Ravenscar a large black stretch limo used on hen nights

Rhyl

[ 27. August 2012, 12:07: Message edited by: Nanny Ogg ]
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Rhyl Filmy, slightly scummy substance that forms on top of hot cocoa.

Missisaugua
 

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Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on :
 

quote:

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Missisaugua

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quote:

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Originally posted by Angloid:
Tipperary [There's one of those long-winded stories ending in a punning punchline about this, but I'll resist the temptation]

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Frank Muir on My Word... I was thinking of that!
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Standish That feeling of needing to get up off your bum and onto your feet.

Shotton
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Shotton "There's no answer to that !"

Climax

http://www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca/city-SK-3110-0.htm
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Climax - an axe that is used to make climbing easier. It might be used to clear a path on a mountain for example.

Shrewsbury
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Shrewsbury final resting place of a nag ?


Bury

[ 03. September 2012, 20:33: Message edited by: beachcomber ]
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Bury Small fruit. Generally grows on small bushes and gets baked into pies.

Putnam
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Putnam the small pieces of pastry left over after you've made the pie.

Weaste
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Weaste Where they fasten their belts in Jamaica.

Pontefract
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Pontefract When the Pope breaks his ankle.

Berwyn
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Berwyn - winning bear bare

Shanghai
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Shanghai - A greeting, denoting excitement to see somebody.

Cardiff
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The sort of birthday greeting you finally get round to sending several days late.

Rhyl
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Rhyl the daze that one experiences when waking up with a bad hangover.

Prestatyn
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Prestatyn The feeling after drinking too much that a heavy object has landed on your head.

Duffryn
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Duffryn a broken or malfunctioning ryn.

Bontnewydd
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Bontnewydd what ladies traditionally wear on their heads at Easter.

Slaithwaite
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Slaithwaite: That annoying interval when your Slaith hasn't arrived yet.

Bolingbrooke

[ 05. September 2012, 05:15: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Bolingbrooke n. A small stream passing over rocks and making occasional gurgling noises, but not as noisey as a babbling brook.

Strood
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Strood- The patron saint of bad language


Conway
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
The street where spammers live


Eccles
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
Eccles The sunburnt spots you get where you didn't apply the suncream evenly.

Ings

[ 05. September 2012, 08:20: Message edited by: Jonah the Whale ]
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Ings A helpline for those struggling with the present participle.

Pratts Bottom
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Pratts Bottom An example of redundancy

Oostburg
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Oostburg - a Mcdonalds product dripping in fat


Everton
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
When it's sooooo hard to lose weight.

Chaddlehanger
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Chaddlehanger hanging on to the Chaddle for dear overweight life.

Gloucester
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Artist who only uses shiny paint


Tilbury
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Tilbury - Life.

Iona
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Iona possessive ..

Stornaway
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Iona - a proprietary claim. E.g., "A woman named Lois has submitted an iona on that watch in the lost and found."


ETA: Oops! Cross-posted.

Stornaway - Where the Christmas ornaments are this time of year.


Let's see what you all do with my hometown:
Detroit

[ 07. September 2012, 20:12: Message edited by: churchgeek ]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Crosspost.
Detroit An item of detritus.

Stornaway again!

[ 07. September 2012, 20:16: Message edited by: Morlader ]
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Stornaway Mad character in gothic novel who is kept hidden from polite society.

Helions Bumpstead
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Helions Bumpstead* Village named for its ill-behaved founders

Chillicothe


[*Of all the crazy place names on this thread, that's the one I had to look up. Yep, it's real.]
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Chillicothe n. A bed for an infant chilli.

Stourport
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Stourport

Port that's really gone off. Only good for plant food.


Billericay
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Billericay - A large pimple on Williams face


Coventry
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Door for witches.

Cudlipptown
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Cudlipp town - where the cows chew in a most ladylike fashion


Piddleton
 

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Posted by beachcomber (# 17294) on :
 
Piddleton Town known for pissing / piddlin

Hainault
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Hainault town where the standard response to any query is "Hey, no!"


Bosham
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Bosham - senior pig farmer.

Nether Wallop
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Nether Wallop The penultimate pint from a barrel of scrumpy (rough cider).

Quidhampton
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Quidhampton a large basket used to transport currency notes between banks and cash machines etc.

Inskip
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Inskip - Where we dump our large items of rubbish


Bishop Monkton
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Bishop Monkton An obscure game, which some think is based on available routes between places.

Lydney
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Lydney - Top half of the leg.

Hounslow
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Hounslow - my beagles are exhausted


Dodderswell
 

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Posted by Below the Lansker (# 17297) on :
 
Dodderswell - where old codgers go to fetch their water

Moss Side
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Moss Side: how to navigate using only trees.

Traquair
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
That well-known smell of burning tyres skidding around a tight corner.

Trethurgy
 

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Posted by claret10 (# 16341) on :
 
Trethurgy: the tiredness felt after climbing trees

Loughborough
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Ooh, I missed the chance with Trethurgy. I would define it as the besetting sin of those who frequent Ecclesiantics.

Loughborough A civilian version of the heavy army greatcoat, worn by those prone to chest infections.

Gateacre
 

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Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Gateacre - the acre of a farm in which the driveway and house are located.

Ligouri
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Ligouri A type of pasta

Hialeah


[code!]

[ 12. September 2012, 01:54: Message edited by: Mamacita ]
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Hialeah greeting used by Sloane Rangers.

Snaith
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Snaith An item of formal Scottish menswear.

Wellow
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Wellow - a level of emotion in which welling tears are accompanied by a bellow of feeling.


Braithewaite
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Braithewaite n A bra of large dimension, braced to take a heavy load.

Hemyock
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
As is well known, no true Scotsman wears anything under his kilt. Hemyocks preserve modesty - small weights hung around the kilt's hem in windy weather.

Yeovil
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Yeovil n. Any ground or pitch where cricket has been played "from time immemoriable". [from 'ye Oval']

Leicester
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
There is the tragic story of young Andrew Macauley who, seeing his beloved apparently drowning in a Highland loch, jumped in to save her - forgetting that he was wearing his hemyocks, which dragged him to a watery death. If only he had realised she was skinny-dipping, and taken his kilt off.
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Leicester Comparative form of the adjective leicest, useful in contests of mock humility. 'I'm leicester than you, but she is the leicestest of all.'

Hebburn
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Hebburn Surname of actress Karferin, as spoken in some dialects.

Waupun
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The very uncomfortable feeling experienced by young males in the presence of a very attractive woman. Origin of the phrase spoken by many such young women, wishing to preserve their chastity: 'Hebburn can wait'.

Whoops, cross-post, go with Waupun...

[ 12. September 2012, 17:36: Message edited by: Chorister ]
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
'sOk, Chorister. I like your answer better.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Waupun - the agonised cry of someone trying to outrun being stabbed to the heart by a truly dreadful pun.


Minskip
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Minskip The movement of a camp shop assistant when he asks you to 'walk this way please.'

Monyash
 

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Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Monyash - Burning money.

Ivinghoe
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Ivinghoe n. A garden tool used for iving a row of potatoes, cabbage seedlings etc.

Zennor
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
A Buddhist fabric conditioner.

Cleethorpes
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Cleethorpes
One of those irregular verbs: I thorpe, you scunthorpe, he cleethorpes.

Tring
 

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Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :
 
What's left when you're working to a really tight budget - you put your shirt on something and lose everything - even your shoes.

ADJUNCT
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
The billboard posters found at road junctions.


Arkendale (a place in Yorkshire, not than Middle Earth)
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Arkendale A beer, brewed near Mt Ararat.

Bozen
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Bozen the state of having drunk several pints of arkendale.

Ilkley
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Ilkley The probability of being related to another person.

Talgarth
 

---

Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Talgarth - Garth is a tall man.

Islington
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Islington what? Finish your sentence!

Kinmundy
 

---

Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Relatives born on a Monday - as against kintewsdy, kinwensdy etc.

Darlington
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Darlington term of endearment used by effusive Sloane Ranger types. Eg 'will you be a darlington and see that little Tarquin gets a proper washington before he goes to beddington?'

Jarrow
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
A particular kind of cake. Jarrow Cakes are about the size of hockey pucks/mini pork pies, rather crumbly, with a sweet glaze on the outside, but a moist, non-sweet interior. It's all in the glaze for Jarrow Cakes, really. A great little something to serve with tea, but a bit bland for anything else.

Eboraci*

*Bonus points for Eboraci Novi
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Northern dialect for Eeh, what a bore s/he is.

Eboraci novi - Eeh, I've never ever seen such a bore.


Withipoll
 

---

Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
A nosey parker asking annoying questions

Paramour
 

---

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
He climbs mountains, absails down cliffs and fords rivers to bring you your favourite chocolate - your SAS lover.


Hinxton
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Hinxton sound of a cat sneezing.

Fazakerley
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Fazakerley expletive A mild comment on a losing bet at the nearby Aintree racecourse.
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Morlader:
Fazakerley expletive A mild comment on a losing bet at the nearby Aintree racecourse.

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but what's the next name?
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Agh! Sorry, forgot.
Try:
Chatham
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Gossippy pigs, of course.


Coggleshall
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Coggleshall A former machine room that has been converted to an exhibition area or conference space, e.g. Battersea power station.

Congleton
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Congleton An ancient measure, based on the amount that could be hauled on a two-wheeled cart by one horse.

Brymbo
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Brymbo An aging matinée idol with slicked-back hair trying to maintain his allure.

Pudsey
 

---

Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :
 
Pudsey the semi-liquid state of spotted dick when shared by one's large and energetic imaginary friend.

Porphyria
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Porphyria A type of glazed pottery, often seen in museums, as in "Porphyria, Etruscan, 7th C. BCE"

Belzoni
 

---

Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Italian area where campanologists practice



Barrow
 

---

Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Barrow - take a loan of something in Belfast.

West Liss
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
West Liss Unsettled.

Ardingly
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Ardingly [adverb, archaic] to express one's love fervently but often fruitlessly. 'Ardingly, he sang to his love each evening beneath her window'

Chiddingly
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Chiddingly Adv. In a parsimonious manner.

Fromberg
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Fromberg the bits of inedible cheese you always find at the back of the fridge.

Oxenhope
 

---

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
The herd of cows you may see optimistically leaning over a gate, hoping some unlikely passer by will come bearing fresh grass.


symphisis
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Is symphisis a place? Seems to be some pelvic disorder.
 

---

Posted by pimple (# 10635) on :
 
No, it is the process of sticking things together - like teeth with toffee.

Erewhon (Have I spelt that right?)
 

---

Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Erewhon - the act of being drunk in a betting shop.

Falkirk
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Falkirk What happens to neglected churches in Scotland.

Abergavenny
 

---

Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Abergavenny - (Old English) 'Has she given any?'

Oban
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Oban not closed.

Peebles
 

---

Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on :
 
Peebles: a medical term to describe the droppings of animals, as in 'this pile of peebles was left by a deer'.

Langruth (in Manitoba)
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
A particularly tall presenter of period farming programmes. (c.f. Ruth Goodman "Wartime Farm").


Romsey
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Romsey the sort of light fiction involving amorous assocations in an idyllic and unreal setting.

Goole
 

---

Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
goole: the sweet, sticky soup a child creates by stirring a dish of ice cream until it is entirely homogenized. "All there is left to do is slurp it: so now eat your goole."

phraket
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
An expression of irritated dismissal, as in "The milk? Oh, just phraket." i.e. leave it where it is, I'll deal with it later.


knurdel
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
A sort of vegetable soup with turnips and kholrabi and mangold-wurzels (whatever they are) and the odd noodle...mmm, knurdel again, delicious.

lostwithiel
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Lostwithiel [noun] a person (usually a tourist) who stands gazing around in bewilderment at a mainline railway station in the middle of rush hour.

Fowey
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Fowey A confused, possibly bewildered state. The way you feel when you sit down for an exam and the paper is for something you haven't studied!

Burbage
 

---

Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Burbage Sounds that a baby makes in early stages
of infancy


Rochdale
 

---

Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Valley of the cockroaches


Clapperdogeon
 

---

Posted by WhateverTheySay (# 16598) on :
 
Clapperdogeon - Cartoon character.

Scarborough
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Scarborough - village that leaves a lasting impression on you.

Shawano
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
(If it's any help, the locals pronounce it "Shaw-no")
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Place where there are no Shawnee.


Miserden
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Miserden area where people with long pockets
and short arms socialise.


Falmouth
 

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Posted by no prophet (# 15560) on :
 
Falmouth - a western dialect term for a mouth that will soon get washed out with soap for fowl (fal) language.

Maskenaw
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Maskenaw Attire for Halloween.

Lostwithiel
 

---

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Lostwithiel The reduction in walking pace on account of broken footwear.

Alrewas
 

---

Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Alrewas: Always and everywhere.

Calumet
 

---

Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Calumet: The disappointing blind date who phoned you.

Barnstaple
 

---

Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :
 
Barnstaple -- temporary repair on an outbuilding.

Lampeter
 

---

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Lampeter One who eats light bulbs

Bosworth
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Bosworth a predecimalisation valuation of one's superior at w*rk. Usually about 3s4d (one sixth of a pound sterling).

Carhampton
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Carhampton The laddishness factor of a vehicle. Eg, an old VW Beetle has a Ch of 0.1 while a Porsche 911 has a Ch of 0.7.

Holborn
 

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Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :
 
Holborn: Maternity leave

Halifax
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Halifax An evil-smelling office machine.

Gillingham
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Gillingham: a term used by publishers of popular fiction, when recommending improvements to a manuscript to increase its appeal to women. (as in, Fifty Shades of Grey has a high gillingham rating).

Peebles
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Peebles --those really tiny little stones that you get so mysteriously in your shoes.


Gweek
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Gweek The sound your shoes make when they have water in them (as opposed to peebles)

Oglesby
 

---

Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mamacita:
[QB] Gweek The sound your shoes make when they have water in them (as opposed to peebles)



Oglesby monocle-making capital of Britain.


Quedgeley
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Quedgeley the sort of muddy field or farmyard that is likely to result in gweek shoes.

Wrabness
 

---

Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Wrabness - a state arrived at by eating too much haggis on Burns' Night.

Ij
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Ij The effect felt by wearers of new kilts (e.g. on Burns Night), particularly those unaccustomed or not hardened to wearing kilts.

Pwelli
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
Pwelli - Place to park wet waterproof boots


allerton
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
[pedant alert] pwelli? don't you mean Pwllheli?[/[pedant alert]

Allerton the look in suburbanites' eyes when they are conscious of being part of Neighbourhood Watch.

Crayke
 

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Posted by balaam (# 4543) on :
 
Crayke - the sound made by doors with rusty hinges in the posher parts of the country.

Looe

[ 04. October 2012, 11:34: Message edited by: balaam ]
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Looe What we used to have before they invented the waterloo.

Epping
 

---

Posted by Amos (# 44) on :
 
Epping : the act of indicating disapproval of small children in church. 'I brought Millie, but she whinged, and the lady behind us was epping.'

Clitheroe
 

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Posted by Baptist Trainfan (# 15128) on :
 
Clitheroe - clearly a modern spelling of the ancient cry of "Clither-O!", made by a person who is alternately climbing and slithering down a rock face, to warn those beneath of loose debris which may be dislodged in the process.

Sweffling.
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Sweffling the sensation felt when wearing a damp raincoat on a particularly warm and humid day.

Swaffham
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Swaffham Imperative. An order to dispose of certain items, e.g., "What should I do with these plums - they've gone bad?" "Swaffham!!"

Belvidere
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Belvidere an aristocratic grande dame such as portrayed by Dame Maggie Smith.

Wem
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Wem A muffled sound, softer than "Wham," sort of like when you take a football right in the stomach.

Bogalusa
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Bogalusa To forget the location of the public conveniences in a local town or city. More generally, a "senior moment".

Crantock
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Crantock a grumpy old person.

Strines
 

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Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Strines Citizens of Oz.

Veryan
 

---

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
To tell the truth, especially when someone thinks you're trying to pull their leg.

Perranarworthal
 

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Posted by Not (# 2166) on :
 
Perranarworthal

An unintended and prolonged drive around unmarked and narrow country lanes: "He told us there was a short cut that way through to St Ives but we ended up on a perranarworthal for miles and came out near Redruth"

Nanpusker

Edited to add - disproportionate number of Cornish places in this, but they're so good!

[ 11. October 2012, 15:46: Message edited by: Not ]
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Nanpusker Opening line of a bawdy limerick, e.g. "There once was a girl from Nanpusker..."

Madison
 

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Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Madison a mediaeval curse (from French: mal disant)
Lostock Gralam

[ 12. October 2012, 11:25: Message edited by: Angloid ]
 

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Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Lostock Gralam Sound of someone talking with his mouth full

Quinnipiac
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Quinnipiac The usual delivery packaging for tailors' dummies (from mannequin pack).

Breage
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Breage import duty on French cheese.

Wantage
 

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Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Wantage A measure of neediness, ranging from 'Wantage factor 0', a state of blissful contentment, to 'factor 10', utter desperation.

Teddington
 

---

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Place where all the bears live apart from Paddington Bear.

Barnard Castle
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Barnard Castle a Fairy Chess piece or a move involving such a piece and the King.

Oswestry
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Oswestry the sense of desolation felt by someone who has missed the last train to Aberystwyth.

Chirk
 

---

Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
Chirk : The sound which escapes from between your fingers clamped over your mouth when suppressing a fit of giggles during a solemn occasion, such as a funeral.

Limpley Stoke
 

---

Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
Limpley Stoke Do a poor job adding fuel to a fire

Kennebunkport
 

---

Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Kennebunkport A fortified drink that causes a Puritan to retire to his bed after dinner.

Hessle
 

---

Posted by Bean Sidhe (# 11823) on :
 
Hessle A posh difficulty.

Elmers End
 

---

Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Not easy--a bit of a hessle, in fact.
Here's a feeble attempt.

Elmers End --the last straw. "What do you mean, we don't have any money to pay the bills? That's Elmers end, that is."


Killiecrankie
 

---

Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Killiecrankie, n: murdering a vegetarian

Chipping Sodbury
 

---

Posted by Angloid (# 159) on :
 
Chipping Sodbury [colloquial] the term suspended police officers give to 'gardening leave'.

Piddletrenthide
 

---

Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The action of one being spotted taking a quick leak.

Crewe
 

---

Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Crewe: mismatching clothes. "That outfit looks a bit crewe."
(deriv. "motley crew...")


Feckenham

(I swear I saw this purely by chance on a map today when looking for something else).
 

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Posted by alienfromzog (# 5327) on :
 
Feckenham

A small town populated with a disproportionately large number of Irish brothels.

Tetbury
 

---

Posted by Morlader (# 16040) on :
 
Tetbury vb. to inter a head separately from the body, esp. after execution by guillotine. From French tête.

Llandaff
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
What the citizens of Hull call the fear of being overrun by the Velodrome.
 

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