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. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Smoko is slang for “a cigarette break.” It’s used in Australia and also at a British research station in Antarctica. This is part of a complete episode.
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