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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