And anyone who’s a cunning linguist might also be a…
…master debater.
Polishing the brass.
Anything I say to racinchikki in chat. Wait…most of that IS dirty…
mmm…[insert noun here]…
I say ignore foriegn words, the swedish word for ‘good’ is ‘bra’, and the norwegian word for 'speed bump ’ is ‘fartdampare’ (we are going to dampen your farts, no really). Many foreign words can be rude in english.
And what about mastication? bunt? truck? shift (said fast).
I am a big fan of spotted dick.
I keep it in my bum bag (try saying fanny pack outside the US).
Skiing term - Off Piste
Only one I can think of this early:
mastication**
From the North American Avian world:
Bridled Titmouse
Nuthatch
Bahama Swallow (sounds like a technique)
Hairy Woodpecker
Bushtit
Sapsuckers
Bananaquit
Hoary Redpoll
Brambling (sounds like a verb)
Peewee
Brown Creeper
Brown Thrasher
Bulbul
Longspur
Dickcissel
Magnificent Frigatebird
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Brown Booby
Red-footed Booby
Masked Booby
Blue-footed Booby
Oldsquaw
Smew
Clapper Rail
American Woodcock
Chukar
Chachalaca
Anna’s Hummingbird (sounds like ‘anus’)
and
Turdus migratorius - Latin name for American Robin
I’m checking the library for the rest of the world.
::runs off, cackling gleefully::
Homo erectus
Lake Titicaca
Shuttlecock
Puss-in-Boots
philately
formication (the act of forming groups, like ants) Best said in crowded area, ‘Hey, stop formicating over there!’
come
Sticky Wicket
Slipping it in between the pads
BUTTAFUOCO!
Oh wait, he actually was quite dirty.
Hoar frost