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Verandah (spelling variants: veranda and formerly varando, viranda) - a) an open-sided, roofed structure abutting on one or more faces of a domestic or commercial building, the main purpose of which is the provision of shelter; b) such a structure which is either partially or fully enclosed to provide additional living space; c) obs. Such a ( Read more... )

Sambo - 1. A sandwich [alternation of sand(wich) + -O]. 2. Australian salmon [alternation of salm(on) + -O].


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Grommet - a) a young and inexperienced surfer; b) a young and inexperienced skateboarder. Grommethood - the state or period of being a young surfer etc.


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Rurosexual - a fashionable young man living in a country area [from ryr(al), modelled on metrosexual ‘a man (esp. heterosexual man) whose lifestyle, spending habits and concern for personal appearance are linked to those considered typical of a fashionable, urban, homosexual man’ (Oxford English Dictionary). Occasionally used elsewhere but ( Read more... )

Iceberg (iceberger) - a person who makes a practice of swimming regularly during the winter in unheated water.


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Flatette - a small flat or apartment.


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