BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 07:52 PM

Polymorph - someone who turns into a parrot every full moon

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 07:41 PM

Blehhhh.

O..O
=o=

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 05:54 PM

Succinct - last resort for a plumber working on a blocked outlet pipe.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 03:50 PM

cadre - chaplain who's a real jerk
strident - love child of Aragorn and Treebeard
colorectal - spoiled soda
flatulence - somebody sat on your contacts

O..O
=o=

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Amos
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 02:38 PM

Doxology--the longshoreman's knowledge base.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Peter the Squeezer
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 02:31 PM

From I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (Willy Rushton - I think)

Bidet - Two days before D-day

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 07:34 AM

Aardvark - that which never hurt anybody.

Alphabet - the very first wager.

Assertive - suffering with heamorrhoids.

Polygon - missing parrot

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 07:11 AM

Scratch Band - flea collar.

Murray MacLeod : if you had been to Uxbridge, the process would have been a lot quicker. It doesn't even have a Folk Club any more. see message

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 16 Feb 10 - 02:43 AM

Canoodle - a tin of spaghetti

Pontificate - what the pope does in his bathroom.

Solidarity - an arity that is no longer runny.

Preside - choosing beforehand which team you are going to support.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 05:58 PM

Ah, I think I almost do get the Uxbridge thing ...

Oxford English Dictionary ...

Oxbridge = (accepted amalgam of Oxford-Cambridge)

Uxbridge = slightly left of centre allusion to "Oxbridge", with the added bonus of Uxbridge being an actual place which in reality has no relevance to either Oxford or Cambridge

Uxbridge English Dictionary ...

Nobody could accuse me of being slow on the uptake, could they ...

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Gurney
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 05:37 PM

Important: Insect of consequence. (Insect found in container on wharf.)
Indicant:   Insect, pointing. (Insect, selling.)
Decant:    Insect working on a ship.

There were a lot of small drawings about, once, on this ...ant theme.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 05:01 PM

Thank you VT, I geddit now (although I still don't understand why "Uxbridge" , but no matter.)

From your link : "Stephen Fry suggested that 'countryside' should mean 'to kill Piers Morgan".

ROFLMAO ( almost literally )

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 04:54 PM

On BBC Radio 4 there is a comedy game show called I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. One of the games they play is Uxbridge English Dictionary where the contestants come up with alternate and very funny definitions for real words.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_on_I'm_Sorry_I_Haven't_a_Clue

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 04:49 PM

I am overawed by the wit and ingenuity manifested by all the contributors to this thread, but would somebody please be so good as to explain the "Uxbridge" connection ???

I know it's an in-joke to which I am not privy, so please be kind to an outsider ...

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 04:39 PM

patriots = several unruly mobs of Patricks

cursorily = swearing at any member of the O' R.... Oh feck this list is becoming too Irish

orchestrate = what orcs do in the privacy of their own homes is nobody's business but their own.

contemporary = only in prison for a short term

forebears = supports ursine animals

dogmatic = robopup

banjo = Jo must've done something really bad to have been both banned and had that insturment named for him.

definitely = lose capacity to hear only at dusk

folkidiom = unfathomable element much discussed by folkidiots (myself included)

Sesquipedalophobia = fear of Suibhne O'Piobaireachd posts (Just kidding mate. I couldn't resist. Some other catters apply but your name fits so well with the word.)

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Royston
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 11:41 AM

Countryside (alternative spellings may be available!) - the act of killing Piers Morgan / Gordon Brown / Tony Blair / Alistair Campbell...

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 11:09 AM

HuwG, that's brill!!

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: HuwG
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 09:43 AM

Palindrome - the airstrip at Wasilla, Alaska

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Howard Jones
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 09:26 AM

e-commerce - doing business with a Yorkshireman

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 07:50 AM

I cribbed this one from a comment made by Valmai

Extractor fan - someone who used to like tractors.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: fat B****rd
Date: 15 Feb 10 - 03:34 AM

Tissue - an important matter in Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Feb 10 - 11:47 PM

overbite - gator on a bridge
cupola - 8 fl. oz. of the 4th note of the scale
implode - amount that can be carried by an imp

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 14 Feb 10 - 10:08 PM

acidophilust - a horrible, extreme longing for sex while on a bad "trip"

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 13 Feb 10 - 01:58 PM

copperplate - ratio of police officers to seats at the banquet
Carolina - eye makeup made from corn syrup

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Feb 10 - 12:27 PM

Naughty, but good ones, Micca!:-)

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Micca
Date: 13 Feb 10 - 10:29 AM

Titty bar= Nipple piercing
Catalogues = lumpy Residues in the cat litter
hundred = fear of barbarians
pillock = medicine security
ballocks = BDSM devices

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 13 Feb 10 - 08:48 AM

traditional - well, we did it last year

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 13 Feb 10 - 06:11 AM

traditional - written before I knew who wrote it.

ooooer thread drift.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 09:16 PM

forum - one's enemy's drink of choice

duxbridge - quack, quack, waddle, waddle

zenglish - the silent art of contemplative English

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 07:12 PM

LOL...tks! ya have to imagine the other "t"

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Bert
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 07:02 PM

scaterpillar LOL

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 06:31 PM

paramour - an extra "set" of two (with a nod to Don T.:-)

scaterpillar - what one finds at ancient Roman sites

transfer - what cats do when they want a new coat

bloating - the sounds of a didgeridoo and triangle when played together

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Don(Wyziwyg)T
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 05:55 PM

Scintillate- Conduct extra marital affairs in the early evening, or alternatively, rise from the paramour's bed in time for work.

Copulate- The wife catches you sneaking in at 2am.

Proportional- Albert's "paid for" sex ration.

Altruistic- Albert excercised his dog.

Don T.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 11:08 AM

This one is just for you, LtS:

titmice - a specially bred mouse, docile and short-legged, worn on the breast with low cut gowns - the latest fashion accessory in Hollywood

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 07:16 AM

Synclastic = rubber basin

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 04:01 AM

Eliminate - the act of turning on a light which instantly makes the room seem darker.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Feb 10 - 03:33 AM

Peanut - someone with some very dubious preferences....

Peaknuckle - the one that always gets splashed, no matter how careful a chap is.

Catatonic - the recommendation from health practitioners that certain housepets are good for you.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 10:01 PM

commotion - effective sexual movement

peristalsis - Paris Hilton's towering sibling

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 07:18 PM

cadbury - the internment of a ill-bred man

screep - the scream a little mouse makes as it is trying to get away from the cat and doesn't

program - what a happy child is about their grandmother

diction - what a woman might do to a man and his "privates"

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 06:19 PM

(I think I was channelling Spaw!)

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 06:11 PM

gun nut - a potent type of nut which may cause gastric explosions

gasteroids - hemorrhoids filled with air

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: mousethief
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 06:05 PM

Antebellum - sound of hesitation made by your mother's beautiful sister

incendiary - make the eagles go inside

destitute -- that is, in fact, the farting sound

judicious -- A bit of cooking by an Israeli, with Latin ending.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 03:57 PM

Heatwave - that fanning thing you do in front of your face to cool yourself down, but actually has no effect whatsoever.

Microwave - a very small, nervous wave to someone you think is the person you're supposed to be meeting but could just as easily be a total stranger.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 01:13 PM

hyperbole = over the top tree trunk

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: HuwG
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 12:10 PM

Copper nitrate - overtime pay for policemen
Copper nitride - patrol vehicle
Juniper - Israeli child
Caffeinde - Nescafe addict

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 12:09 PM

Psychoalanist - a therapist who specialises a bit too much...

Freudian - a dick head.

Ignoranus - someone who is both stupid and an asshole.

Tourette - a short break or weekend away.

Cantelope - a large, round, yellow deer.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Micca
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 08:25 AM

Specify= Fit with glasses

Floorescent= scented cleaner

Toxic= become suddenly ill

Desdemona= thats the person who complained

Farcical=distant reaper

Focus= swear at an enemy

Enterprise= buy a raffle ticket

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 07:23 AM

Dislocation - to voice disaproval of a particular place.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 07:18 AM

Unbearable - unable to have children.
Inpregnable - unable to have children.
Inconceivable - unable to have children.
Inscrutable - unable to have children.

Subject: RE: BS: A Game of Uxbridge English Dictionary
From: Micca
Date: 11 Feb 10 - 06:40 AM

Catalepsy= observe, my moggy has jumped
Frisbee = a cold bumble or honey
Solid state= Homeland of Rappers?
Transistor= She used to be my brother
Furbelow= Unwaxed bikini line