Wednesday, 19 August 2020

English Lesson 18

Followers of this English Lesson series will know that I have sourced these from the compilation by Super-Fan Kevin Hales of the Uxbridge English Dictionary definitions which were a feature of the long running BBC radio show "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue". Some are Kevin's own inventions.

I am up to the letter R which has actually proven to be a rich seam of comedy gold.

Repository- a warehouse which takes deliveries around the back

Receptacle- the lady on the front desk becomes aggressive when you try to get past

Rumination- Australia

Ramsgate- farming scandal

Routine- an adolescent kangaroo

Randomise- a squint

Reincarnation- born again as a tin of condensed milk

Rambling- jewellery for sheep

Romantic- ancient Italian flea

Roulette- a very young queen

Replica- being sycophantic with a Thomas Cook holiday guide

Rapscallion- a funky spring onion

Rancour- chinese term of abuse

Rectitude- the correct angle for insertion of a thermometer

Rebut- cosmetic bottom lift

Rampart- essential element in breeding sheep

Recordable- sash windows that are easy to mend

Ransom- a half hearted jog

Raffia- a crime syndicate who organise craft fairs

Remember- what John Bobbitt was hoping could be done

Repercussions- ill effects of playing the drums

Rubicon- a very overpriced Cockney curry

Ramshackle- a male chastity belt

Relish- a bit like a rel

Rugged- wearing a wig

Retread- very red in Yorkshire dialect

Relief- what trees do in spring time

Ransack- making someone redundant in a hurry

Rectum- a pot bellied priest

Renovate- doing up a french car

Revolt- charging a battery




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