One of the many radio re-runs that I find myself laughing out aloud to is "I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue" which is a very long running improvisational comedy show which over its many decades has featured the very best in comedic and entertainment talent.
A regular feature in the show is the offering by the participants of definitions of words towards the Uxbridge English Dictionary.
For any student of the English Language this must be most confusing as although the donor word is a bona fide one the meaning as described is only intended to elicit laughter or gasps of shock and awe.
I am now up to the letter "K". It's not the most prolific source of combination words and I have had to add a few of my own inventions.
Koala- an all natural Australian rival to Coke
Kleenex- expressing surprise at the improved hygiene of a former partner
Kilobyte- very large portions of food
Kidney Bean- after a major operation
Kerosene- an oil refinery
Karate- what Top Gear do with different models of vehicles
Knighthood- contraceptives for the members of Arthur's Round Table
Knapsack- a sleeping bag
Ketchup- to draw level after initially falling behind
Khaki- a way to start a motor vehicle
Kilometre- means of measuring the death rate
Kinship- a boat owned by a family
Kitten- hit by a kite
Kermit- gloves for a Muppet Frog
Kingdom- a royal birth control method
Kings Cross Station- a royal lobster
Knee Pads- Scottish TV campaign for Turnips
Knackers Yard- enormous underpants
Kaleidoscope- traffic camera at a busy and dangerous junction
Kephalonia- the best person to buy a second hand car from
Kidology- the study of infants
King Post- the Royal Mail
Knick Knack- the most skilled of thiefs
Kremlin- mischievous Russian creature
Krypsis- a favourite snack food of Gollum
Kudos- where cattle sleep
Kook- a Yorkshire chef
Kinky- fetish of being covered with ink
Kaftan- consequence of occupying the outside seating of a pavement eatery in summer
Kebab- winner of a beautiful baby competition
Kidnap- afternoon sleepies in the kindergarten
Kindred- fear of family
Kinfolk- derogatory comment about folk
Knavish- a bit like the sound of a horse
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Still laughing at knackers yard!
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