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A new dictionary from the men behind Britain's Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue gives definitions for what word should mean. Her's a selection:

Artefact: Pretentious statistic.
Bidet: Two days before D-Day.
Bigamist: Larger-than-usual fog.
Cabaret: Wide range of available taxis.
Fiasco: Bad wall painting.
Myth: Female moth.
Quadrant: Four people shouting.
Telepathy: When you can't be bothered to change TV channels.
Zebra: The largest size of support garment.

 
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programmer: a grammar advocate
 
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Few more:

Alligator: Someone who accuses you of things.
Almoner: An expensive meal.
Angiogram: Irish folk singer.
Announce: 28 grams.
Antidisestablishmentarianism: Wife of strangely named Northern uncle. Aperitif: Cockney dentures.
Marigold: Get rich quick.
Marinade: A soft drink for weddings.
Maritime: When the wedding starts.
Marmite: An insect found on mothers.
Martini: A very small supermarket.
Mascot: A Catholic nursery.
Masseuse: A roomful of stutterers.
Macaroni: The inventor of the pasta.
Maisonette: A very small chief constable.
Manifold: Another word for origami.
Manoeuvre: A vacuum cleaner even men can work.
Margate: The mother of all scandals.
 
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