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gallimaufry
noun
  1. a confused jumble or medley of things.
The word comes from the French galimafrée, "hash or ragout," from the Old French calimafree, "unappetizing stew or sauce."

Synonyms: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag.
 
thingamajig
noun. informal

referring to or addressing a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention

Origin : early 19th century: arbitrary extension of earlier thingum (from thing + a meaningless suffix).
 
craw
noun
dated
  1. the crop of a bird or insect
  2. The stomach especially of a lower animal
Middle English crawe, from Old English cræga

"Gets under my craw" is an idiom that means something is deeply irritating or upsetting to someone, causing a lasting annoyance. It's similar to saying something "sticks in one's craw" or "grates on one's nerves."
 
Dona Ferentes said:
craw
noun
dated
  1. the crop of a bird or insect
  2. The stomach especially of a lower animal
Middle English crawe, from Old English cræga

"Gets under my craw" is an idiom that means something is deeply irritating or upsetting to someone, causing a lasting annoyance. It's similar to saying something "sticks in one's craw" or "grates on one's nerves."
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The Trumpet and his cronies come readily to mind.
 
"home in on" refers to moving towards a target, like a missile.
"hone in on" is sometimes used, but is considered a misnomer. "hone" means to sharpen or improve something.

Elaboration:
  • "Home in": means to move towards a specific target or point of interest. It's often used figuratively to describe focusing on a task or idea.
  • "Hone in": is a less common and often considered incorrect phrase. The verb "hone" means to sharpen or refine something, so using it in this context doesn't quite fit the meaning of focusing or moving toward something.
 
slipping off to the urban fringe argot

jizzem - good scrabble word!

as are ...
jism
Alternative forms · gism · jiz, jizz · jizzum, jizum, jissom, jissum

yo, man,
 
Dona Ferentes said:
slipping off to the urban fringe argot

jizzem - good scrabble word!

as are ...
jism
Alternative forms · gism · jiz, jizz · jizzum, jizum, jissom, jissum

yo, man,
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Following on from your lead Dona and Red Dwarf

SMEGMA :
Slang Usage:
The term "smegma" (or its variation, "shmegma") has been adopted into slang as a humorous insult or a way to refer to something unpleasant or worthless.
Alternative, smeg head, oh smeg
Literal Meaning:
Smegma, in its scientific context, is a natural secretion composed of shed skin cells, skin oils, and moisture, found in both male and female
 
comminution
noun
technical
  1. the action of reducing a material, especially a mineral ore, to minute particles or fragments
 
sheila
noun
informal•Australian
  1. a girl or woman

As a given name:
  • "Sheila" is a feminine given name, often used in English-speaking countries.
    • It has Irish roots, derived from the name Síle, which means "blind one".
    • It's also a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, meaning "heavenly".
  • As slang:
    • In Australia and New Zealand, "sheila" is a slang term for a woman or girl.
    • This usage dates back to the late 19th century.
Other instances:
    • There is a biblical figure named Shelah, the third son of Judah.
 

dudgeon​

noun

1. obsolete : a wood used especially for dagger hilts

2a. archaic : a dagger with a handle of dudgeon
2b. obsolete : a haft made of dudgeon

3. a fit or state of indignation
—often used in the phrase in high dudgeon

Word History​

Etymology
Noun (1,2)
Middle English dogeon, from Anglo-French digeon, dogeon
Noun (3)
origin unknown

The first known use of dudgeon was in the 15th century
 
em dash
(—)

An em dash is a punctuation mark used to set off extra information, indicate an abrupt break in thought or emphasise a particular word or phrase. It is longer than an en dash and a hyphen, and is visually the width of a capital letter "M". Em dashes can function similarly to parentheses, commas, or colons, depending on the context.


A little-used punctuation mark usually reserved for grammar nerds has taken over Australia’s universities and it’s not because students, tutors and professors have suddenly discovered a love for complex sentence structures.
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An em-dash is a long line that breaks a sentence and can be used in the place of a colon. It’s also one of the many tell-tale quirks suggesting text has been generated by a large language model such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
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Word of the Day, referencing the Liberal Party
Losers
Meaning you lot have lost the confidence and respect of the general voting public, aka the peasants.
 
mondegreen
noun
  1. a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song.
Origin
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1950s: from Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase laid him on the green, from the traditional ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray
 

Finial​


noun: finial; plural noun: finials

a distinctive section or ornament at the apex of a roof, canopy, etc. on a building.
"curving gables topped by sculptured finials"
an ornament at the top, end, or corner of an object.
"ornate curtain poles with decorative finials"

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