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ULLAPOOL (n.)
: The spittle which builds up on the floor of the Royal Opera
House. ULLINGSWICK (n.)
: An over-developed epiglottis found in middle-aged coloraturas. ULLOCK (n.)
: The correct name for either of the deaf Scandinavian tourists
who are standing two abreast in front of you on the escalator. UMBERLEIGH (n.)
: The awful moment which follows a dorchester (q.v.) when a
speaker weighs up whether to repeat an amusing remark after nobody
laughed the last time. To be on the horns of an umberleigh is
to wonder whether people didn't hear the remark, or whether they
did hear it and just didn't think it was funny, which was why
somebody coughed. UPOTTERY (n.)
: That part of a kitchen cupboard which contains an unnecessarily
large number of milk jugs. UTTOXETER (n.)
: A small but immensely complex mechanical device which is essentially
the 'brain' of a modern coffee vending machine, and which enables
the machine to take its own decisions.