Word of the Day

[PKMKII]

kith
-noun
1. acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
2. kindred.
3. a group of people living in the same area and forming a culture with a common language, customs, economy, etc., usually endogamous.

[Rev. Rowan Redbeard]

kith
verb
to touch or preth with the lipth thlightly purthed, and then often to part them and to emit a thmacking thound, in an exprethion of affection, love, greeting, reverenth, etc.

[Almighty Doer of Stuff]

kith
verb
to touch or preth with the lipth thlightly purthed, and then often to part them and to emit a thmacking thound, in an ekthprethion of affection, love, greeting, reverenth, etth.

Fixed that for you.

[DavidH]

kin
-n.

What always goes with kith

[black bart]

Alright who's got the ugliest Santa?

[PKMKII]

pschent
-noun
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.

[Ravi Oli]

pschent [a]

to make increasingly boastful claims as to the superiority of someone or something.
eg: Pschhh... call that a knife... THIS is a knife!
Pschhh... yeah? Well my father can whip your father with his little finger!

[black bart]

Autumn Statement noun

1. Statement of Doom and Gloom, Abandon all Hope ye who live in Britain, Ebenezer Scrooge's Christmas Cheer...etc etc

[DavidH]

Alright who's got the ugliest Santa?

Me, now. I liked yours better, though.

[Roy Hunter]

autumn statement
-noun
an admission of failure, a concession that you are not numerate at an adult level, a cry for help in understanding your gas bill, let alone the economy of the country.

nepotism
-noun
the act of giving someone a job or position because they went to the same school as you, they are a member of your Gentlemen's Club, or their daddy is particularly rich and is a prominent party donor. Often leads to screamingly incompetent people being in positions of power and responsibility.

[black bart]

autumn statement
-noun
an admission of failure, a concession that you are not numerate at an adult level, a cry for help in understanding your gas bill, let alone the economy of the country.

nepotism
-noun
the act of giving someone a job or position because they went to the same school as you, they are a member of your Gentlemen's Club, or their daddy is particularly rich and is a prominent party donor. Often leads to screamingly incompetent people being in positions of power and responsibility.

Why does the b*****d still look so smug? I am really tempted to wait outside Downing Street with at least a rotten egg or two...it would be worth getting arrested for.

[PKMKII]

strabismus
-noun
a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

[DavidH]

Dr. Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht

One of Beachcomber's characters, much quoted by Spike Milligan

[PKMKII]

prosy
-adjective
1. of the nature of or resembling prose.
2. prosaic; dull, tedious, wearisome, or commonplace.

[DavidH]

prosy
-adj.

3. resembling prostitutes