BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary

Subject: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 05:52 AM

Definitions are requested for a new Anglo/American dictionary. All definitions should be for existing words, and derived from current usage/spelling/pronunciation. Definitions may also be derived from analogous(see below) terms.
To start the spherical object rolling:

analgesic (n) drug producing a numb bum
analog (n) stool sample
analogous (n) personal stool sample
analogy (n) the study of arseholes (see below)
arseholes (n pl) bottoms of our feet
asterisk (n) compulsive gambling
bilious (sentence) you may refer to me as William
bumper (v) make her pregnant
bumpkin (v) interbreed
campus (n) group of drag artists
defender (n interj) pull that girl close (cf fender)
edit (n) blow to the skull
fender (n interj) push that girl away
gaiter (n interj) restrict girl to the premises
haliard/halyard (n) computer calculated distance in Kubrick's 2001
incontinent (n) European (excluding British Isles)
obelus (v) put chains on our ankles
parsimonious (v) give us your cash
pubic (adj) relating to taverns
punic (adj) relating to wit
rectum (v) put beyond use
tautology (n) education (literally, the science of that which is taught)
Zapata (n) lines spoken on stage between songs

Subject: RE: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: Paul Burke
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 08:21 AM

pustule- the characteristic part of a tomcat
plumber- enjoy the young lady's company
disgusted- Mr. Disley broke wind
expectoration- anticipate a speech
scold- opposite of swarm
satiated- observe that the female was cannibalistic
didgeridoo- was the Sinn Feinn leader adequate?

Subject: RE: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: CarolC
Date: 26 Sep 09 - 12:22 PM

This is for the Anglo American dictionary? If "American" in this usage refers to the USA, some of those wouldn't work here. Most people wouldn't understand them. (Like pubic relating to taverns, for instance.)

Subject: RE: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: DMcG
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 02:31 AM

"Like pubic relating to taverns, for instance" - I bet most people would understand and agree with that!

Subject: RE: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: CarolC
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 02:45 AM

Taverns = pubs?

We don't call them that here (much). Mostly we call them bars.

Subject: RE: BS: The New Anglo/American Dictionary
From: CarolC
Date: 27 Sep 09 - 02:55 AM

We don't say arseholes, either. We don't drop the letter h on our words, so edit and obelus wouldn't work (if, in fact, that's what they're supposed to be, if not, I don't get those). Most people in the US probably don't know what Sinn Feinn is (and while I do know what it is, I don't get the joke).

I'm sure it's very funny in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, though.