
Today’s one liner redefinition is more of a gag than a real entry in the alternative dictionary, but it kind of qualifies;
“Wasted” – Edwina, before the operation.
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Today’s one liner redefinition is more of a gag than a real entry in the alternative dictionary, but it kind of qualifies;
“Wasted” – Edwina, before the operation.
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Today’s redefining moment of dictionary delinquency isn’t as obtuse as last week’s, as we return once more to the world of terrible puns;
“Artichoke” – The painters’ version of writer’s block.
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Ok, I’m going to be straight with you about today’s entry in the alternative dictionary…it’s awful.
It’s tenuous, oblique, obtuse, very very specific and requires some mental gymnastics to make it work, so I apologise in advance. But I laughed out loud when it came to me in the garden yesterday, so in it goes.
“Fastening” – Stuttering vocal hook employed to memorable effect by Paul Hardcastle on his 1985 No.1 hit, “19”.
For those of you in need of a further clue or are unfamiliar with the tune in question, here’s the rather excellent original music video.
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This week’s entry in the alternative dictionary is more likely to make sense to my American readers, if anyone;
“Advil” – What a blacksmith uses when he has a cold.
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This week’s experiment redefinition takes its inspiration from two seemingly unconnected worlds, the equestrian and the political;
“Filibuster” – One who breaks in female horses.
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Today’s alternative definition is inspired by this YouTube clip…
“Skimping” – The sound of a stone bouncing on a frozen lake.
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Time for another entry in the alternative dictionary, with today’s definition being part of a disciplinary technique;
“Castigate” – The entrance to the naughty step.
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Welcome to hump day and another entry in the alternative dictionary, with a farming term supplying today’s unusually pun-ctual definition;
“Mooring” – The metal loop in a bull’s nose.
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A slightly late, misspelled alternative definition for you today, this one concerning eco-friendly fashion;
“Chamfer” – Fake animal skin.
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Today’s alternative definition has a psychological angle, although possibly not an accurate one;
“Artisanal” – The Freudian analysis of aesthetic creativity.
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