Irony: (adj.) The warm feeling of a nice, crisp, freshly ironed item of clothing. "Hmmm... I was freezing, but this shirt's nice and irony."
Shanty: (n.) A song which is only sung after drinking enough beer and lemonade.
Cahoot: (adj.) The call of an owl with hiccups.
Replica: (n. rare) One who slobbers on a travelling salesman, or "Rep". By extension, a prostitute or escort.
Gravitas: (adj.) The state of a person's bottom when they haven't been to the gym for several months.
Pander: (v.) To receive money from someone who wants to have sex with your large black and white Chinese bear.
Tacky: (adj.) Similar to a nail or pin.
Welfare: (n.) The price of a bus ticket to the well.
Refugee: (n.) One who hides in the dressing-room after a match because they turned down a perfectly good appeal for a penalty.
Bustard: (n.) A small bird with no father.
Friday, 20 January 2006
Wordyrappinghood.
Inspired by the BBC's new Balderdash and Piffle show, I thought I'd share some new word meanings which have yet to find their way into the OED.
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I think "irony" can be an adjective for a smell, too. You know, that vaguely scorched, hot, cloth-y smell.
"What first alerted me to the impending disaster was that the electric blanket had an irony smell to it, and I knew it had never been ironed." (This, of course, happening just before the blanket bursts into flames.)
Yes. I used to have an iron that gave off that irony smell.
It didn't burst into flames, but it did stop working and had scorch marks on the flex.
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