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New Definitions
May. 9th, 2018 09:15 pmBook Review: The Complete Uxbridge English Dictionary, by Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Jon Naismith and Iain Pattinson
Poor old Colin Sell doesn't get a look in here. The compilation is alphabetical, so some in-jokes work better than others, depending on whether they play on the beginning or end of the word. Inter alia we have Archery ("lying under oath and at all other times"), Ditto ("the Marx Brother who got fired because he was too samey"), Internet ("where England footballers fail to put the ball"), Norway ("a Geordie expression of surprise"), Shavings ("what Sean Connery keeps in his bank account"), and Wastrel ("a very idle bird of prey"). It's like a cryptic crossword in reverse. Fans of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue will appreciate this volume; others may not find it so useful.
Poor old Colin Sell doesn't get a look in here. The compilation is alphabetical, so some in-jokes work better than others, depending on whether they play on the beginning or end of the word. Inter alia we have Archery ("lying under oath and at all other times"), Ditto ("the Marx Brother who got fired because he was too samey"), Internet ("where England footballers fail to put the ball"), Norway ("a Geordie expression of surprise"), Shavings ("what Sean Connery keeps in his bank account"), and Wastrel ("a very idle bird of prey"). It's like a cryptic crossword in reverse. Fans of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue will appreciate this volume; others may not find it so useful.