The Meaning Of Liff

n. A liqueur for the end of a long party when better drinks are gone.... more

vb. To adopt a Mexican accent for playing foreigners in amateur acting.... more

vb. Strong desire to swing from a bus's rear pole.... more

n. A pleasant nostalgic yearning.... more

adj. The cool side of a pillow.... more

n. Someone who skips washing certain kitchen items.... more

vb. To beat an expert by playing terribly.... more

n. Hidden pin in a new shirt that stabs you.... more

n. Suitcase part that snags on airport conveyors.... more

n. Still-standing ticket man on a merry-go-round.... more

n. A fart hoped to be discussed later.... more

n. Hidden puddle under a paving stone that splashes up.... more

n. Dispute between two gay men in a boutique.... more

adj. Stance when looking at bookshelves.... more

n. Identifiable anatomy in cooked meat.... more

n. Complainer about the word 'gay' being lost.... more

n. Person who interrupts to talk about themselves.... more

n. Waiting time in a camera shop.... more

n archaic. Ancient curse on Heathrow's land.... more

n. Sideways bristle on a cheap paintbrush.... more

n. Poor signature when formally identifying oneself.... more

n. Collector of old telephone directories.... more

n. Art of balancing shower taps.... more

n. Father's talk about facts of life.... more

n. A sneeze that tickles but doesn't come.... more

n. Soft British Rail sandwich.... more

n archaic. Medieval joke with a drawbridge.... more

n. Remote acquaintance claimed as close friend.... more

n. Welsh hairdresser's excuse for bad haircut.... more

n. Excuse for wounds from fixing bad haircut.... more

adj. Behavior of tape when tired.... more

n. Building that looks too big for the road from a bus.... more

vb. Waiters never having a pen.... more

n. Justification for a good cry.... more

n. Sharp prong on a tree stump.... more

n. Half-read book in bed.... more

adj. Facial expression for passport photos.... more

n archaic. Raucous ballad after a successful joke.... more

n. Humorous device for watering down Scotch.... more

n. Large ugly woman with small ugly dog.... more

n. Sheet that makes mattress banana-shaped.... more

pl n archaic. Unsavoury moat parts from armour.... more

n. Best spot to watch undressing across the street.... more

pl n. Bone buttons in bacon sandwiches.... more

n. Stomach lurch from hotel sheet stain discovery.... more

n. Gum knob found unexpectedly.... more

n. Man who becomes a returning officer.... more

n. Sturdy fart in royalty's presence.... more

n. Dieter's large midmorning meal.... more

n. Gourmet's lips shape or hanging droplet.... more

n. Hideous large pimple.... more

n. Replacing chess pieces with ornaments.... more

n. Measure of luminosity.... more

n. Look indicating drunken incomprehension.... more

pl n. Bamboo slivers from nervous guest on cane chair.... more

n. Discrepancy in group bill payment.... more

n. Tray in chocolate box to fake two layers.... more

n. Noisy old hotel plumbing at night.... more

pl n. Unused foreign coins on dressing tables.... more

n. Back-slapping man in pub or Morley's story.... more

n. Pyramid of tin cans at supermarket entrance.... more

n. Person loafing near pedestrian crossings.... more

n. Principle for British road signposting.... more

n. Stain on trouser crotch from lavatory.... more

n. Benign tumours on noses of certain people.... more

n medical. Trowel for removing nostril contents.... more

n. Teacher's discoloured hairy jacket.... more

n. Skilled in naming loaves.... more

n anatomical term. Toenail part that snags sheets.... more

n. Reasonable explanation for something obvious.... more

pl n. Trousers with a long history.... more

n. Tiny fart instead of expected loud one.... more

n. Urban area with dogturd and ugly sculpture.... more

n. Long-term employee passed over for promotion.... more

n. Fake seal on pretentious whisky.... more

n. Unappetising late-afternoon bun.... more

n. Visible nipple through fabric.... more

n. Polite joke for vicars.... more

n. Red pus with certain conditions.... more

n. Sound of polite nasal breathing in lift.... more

n medical. Scabs from love on cheap matting.... more

n vb. Tuneless humming when angry.... more

n archaic. Throwing excrement from window.... more

pl n. Sudden condition change after summoning.... more

n. Annoying bluebottle when tired.... more

pl n. Forgotten keys used for nose-bleed cure.... more

n. Cool puddle water over gumboot toes.... more

n. Cry urging peer to danger.... more

n. Dried dung indicating hikers.... more

n. Mis-tossed caber.... more

n. Process of finding mints in After Eight box.... more

pl n. Leftover Christmas decorations noticed in August.... more

n. Wind before underground train.... more

n. Disgust at someone with food on face.... more

adj. Conversation to avoid work.... more

n. Page of Blake’s Seven dialogue.... more

n. Sound of knocking over umbrella stand.... more

adj. Indecisive about disposing dud lightbulb.... more

n archaic. Assistant squeezing in exorcism.... more

adj. Politely rude and uninformative.... more

n. Yellow ooze near certain secretions.... more

q v. Eager for office Christmas decorations.... more

n. Asleep leg to haul around.... more

pl n. People who won't leave.... more

n. Person browsing magazines all day.... more

n. Strange utensil in saucepan cupboard.... more

n. Someone else's more interesting newspaper.... more

n. Dullest holiday person who contacts later.... more

n. Pretending not to recognize in passageway.... more

n. Pretending not to notice while approaching.... more

n. Moment of false recognition in passageway.... more

n. Sinking feeling of early recognition in passageway.... more

n. Embarrassing embellishments in passageway approach.... more

n. Person messing up walking down corridor.... more

n. Short monastic service for biscuits.... more

n. Useless paint-stirring wood in shed.... more

n mineral. Gravel that keeps resurfacing.... more

n. Irrational irritation mood.... more

n. Sludge on ketchup bottles.... more

n. Club for despatching cats for restaurants.... more

n. Extra payments for craftwork flaws.... more

n. Facial expression for Macbeth actors.... more

n. Tiny amount of margarine.... more

n. Gummy between damp toes.... more

n. Kids hiding to steal from Santa.... more

pl n. Lines down from nose.... more

n. Hymn part requiring octave change.... more

adj. Prunelike after long bath.... more

n. Tiny bit cut from ticket.... more

participial vb. Figuring out whodunnit while reading.... more

n. Bath plug that sits on top.... more

vb. Transferring sticky substance between hands.... more

n. Panic entering unwanted conversation.... more

n. Radio music hard to distinguish from ad.... more

pl n. Hard bits on crockery after dishwasher.... more

n. Facetious behavior to endear to judge.... more

vb. Pretending dog's shit isn't theirs.... more

n. Men waiting outside changing room.... more

n. Cough obscuring amusing remark.... more

n. Lame excuse for small package contents.... more

n. Person looking dashing when unshaven and hungover.... more

n. Shop with wearisome witty name.... more

n. Street dance of avoiding each other.... more

n. Superior look at wrong shoes.... more

n. Most deformed potato.... more

n. Slow person in supermarket queue.... more

n. Realisation alarm didn't go off.... more

adj. Smell of taxi after passengers.... more

n. Increase in zoo takings from lovers.... more

n. Realisation missed train left.... more

n. Bronson's retirement cottage name.... more

n. Feeling bag handles lengthening.... more

adj. Incapacitated by hangover.... more

n. Similar to west wittering but towards you.... more

n. Bus cushion indicating breakdown.... more

n. Tiny inkling something wrong.... more

n. Time between lift doors closing and moving.... more

participial vb. Futile movements to attract waiters.... more

n. Mysterious diary or address book entry.... more

n. Value of epping's usefulness.... more

n. Cheese bubble on Welsh rarebit.... more

n. Push tap that wets trousers.... more

n. Look at queue-barger.... more

n vb. Air hostess's smile.... more

n. Leftover piece after repair.... more

vb n. Polite word for buggery.... more

n archaic. Edict for equitable fowl feeding.... more

n. 4pm feeling of not enough done.... more

n. Unsuccessful bra undoing attempt.... more

vb. Facial expressions to young girls.... more

vb. Taking extra slice in division.... more

n. Safe place forgotten.... more

n. Slippery supermarket bag.... more

n Scots. Long tarpaulin for fishermen or publicans.... more

vb. Discreet queue-jumping.... more

n archaic. Right to molest dwarves on birthdays.... more

n. Taxi driver's rude gesture.... more

n. Leftover cheese piece that cuts fingers.... more

n. Loud but undisturbing burglar alarm.... more

n. Minimum distance between Underground trains.... more

adj. Institutional green shade.... more

n. Carefree saunter before falling.... more

n. Noise of dying light bulb.... more

n. Time frowning at gallery pictures.... more

pl n. Lecherous looks between teens.... more

participial vb. Pretending not home for carol-singers.... more

pl n. Long sparse sideburns of rail guards.... more

adj. Loose lip after dentist injection.... more

n rare colonial Indian. Leg rash from polo.... more

n. Word for illegitimate child.... more

adj. Joke that becomes wearisome.... more

participial vb. Jaw movements after dentist.... more

n. Sadness among happy younger people.... more

n. Unvisited restaurant near cinema.... more

n. Pain and shame of public nostril-hair plucking.... more

vb. Shifting straps to lighten bag or false laugh.... more

n. Skiing scared then stopping victoriously.... more