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witches knickers

witches knickers  n.pl.— «A woman told them that in Ireland bags in trees are called witches’ knickers.» —“Writer branches out to snagging bags” by T. Feran Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) May 2, 2004...

sorted

sorted  adj.— «What was even worse was witnessing the constant denial by single gay men that their lives were anything other than FAB, GREAT, and in today’s kiddie parlance, HAPPY, SANE and SORTED.» —“The Truth about being...

Taig

Taig  n.— «In Northern Ireland during the 1980s the paramilitaries engaged in tit-for-tat shootings, these days the guns are largely silent but these self-imposed community representatives are engaged in tit-for-tat culture-making, and...

strawite

strawite  n.— «Strawite (strô-it), noun. Technocrat and adherent to the John Major theory of succession, which argues that a charismatic leader who brings misadventure to the party should be replaced by a grey man who will be seen as...

strawite

strawite n. See quot. Etymological Note: After British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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