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Yet another daft little game?

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Terrafirma1 Mon 04-Aug-14 21:59:58

I was chuckling away at I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue this evening and particularly enjoyed the Uxbridge English Distionary of surreal/funny definitions (examples - Perspire = the way cathedrals are paid)
Anyway I thought we can do as well as that - anyone up for it? Alphabetical order of course.
My starters for A

Abacus - profane language from Swedish pop group
Acetone - exercise regime for donkeys

newist Tue 05-Aug-14 20:10:21

Quisling, question the fish

newist Tue 05-Aug-14 20:17:43

Rigor mortice, Dead lock

rubysong Tue 05-Aug-14 20:40:27

Succeeds : What a toothless budgie does.
(I know, you've all heard it before.)

Elegran Tue 05-Aug-14 20:46:53

Test match - strike it again to see whether it will light twice.

newist Tue 05-Aug-14 21:01:18

Uppity, Give more sympathy

Elegran Tue 05-Aug-14 21:16:12

Valediction - The speech patterns of Welsh miners.

Elegran Tue 05-Aug-14 21:23:55

Wheelwright - a promise made to those people we shared a table with on holiday, who bored us stupid nightly.

ninathenana Tue 05-Aug-14 22:49:42

Ana I confess it doesn't quiet work sorry. My thinking was Ker a tin .....found in a tin and served with custard

Ana Tue 05-Aug-14 22:56:43

Don't be sorry, nina, but I still don't follow - how does 'ker' mean 'found'?

Terrafirma1 Tue 05-Aug-14 23:38:33

Skipping smartly past X

Yurt? No I'm fine thanks.

rubysong Tue 05-Aug-14 23:44:30

Zebra: a striped under garment.

Elegran Wed 06-Aug-14 08:52:06

(E)xtenuate - exclamation accusing someone of over-eating at breakfast.

NanKate Wed 06-Aug-14 09:34:10

Affirm - local Solicitors' office.

Love yours Littleflo

newist Wed 06-Aug-14 10:01:15

Butterflies, mixer on too high a setting

Elegran Wed 06-Aug-14 10:05:17

Catastrophe - prize-winning pedigree moggy

Terrafirma1 Wed 06-Aug-14 10:30:05

Depressing - very thorough ironing

hildajenniJ Wed 06-Aug-14 11:03:12

Endemic - Terminate Michael.

POGS Wed 06-Aug-14 11:07:26

Flatulent. Flat you lent confused

NanKate Wed 06-Aug-14 16:51:02

Gamesmanship - quoits for men on cruise liner.

POGS Wed 06-Aug-14 17:50:22

Hispanic

Latin lover in a state

henetha Wed 06-Aug-14 18:14:06

Innuendo. An Italian suppository.

Elegran Wed 06-Aug-14 18:51:55

Jester - comic song at twilight.

NanKate Wed 06-Aug-14 20:12:13

Ketone - sound of key turning in lock.

Loves your Henetha

Terrafirma1 Wed 06-Aug-14 21:14:06

Lenient - in fact I'd say he was quite chubby

JoyBloggs Wed 06-Aug-14 22:38:40

Minute - the amphibian I own.