Saturday, July 26, 2008

Spiketionary

(Babelfish users, this glossary is aimed at sorting out some of the confusion caused by Babelfish translations of Scottish English words and the more idiosyncratic words I use. Australian English idiom I use is translated at the Ducktionary. Both the Spiketionary and the Ducktionary are updated ocassionally.)

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brolly
umbrella

Dear Old Thing
elderly person, often frail in mind and/or body

DOT
Dear Old Thing

fillum
film, movie

stat-gasm
the little thrill you get from reading cool stats or finding out you belong in a cool offline demographic

wee
1. small size, small amount
Usage example: 'wee boy', small boy, 'wee bit', small amount, 'a wee while', a short time

2. urine

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