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deixis A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly. Used here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/aug/12/television2

(pedantrix): a woman who corrects every statement you make. She may derive an element of pleasure from doing this. Sim. to editrix (n).

http://beingbeta.blogspot.com/2008/03/neologisms-1.html

Er... is there any particular reason yr putting these comments/definitions here rather than within the words themselves?

A combination of anorexic and sexy

BetaRish: see fanal

beacon

Sign forest

New instrument invented by Damon Albarn. Used in his new opera 'Monkey'.

Norwegian chocolate

The non-invasive facelift

Is being used more and more as a synonym for 'presentation' or 'speech'. Probably because of the Apple software of the same name.

A different definition:
http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317

I enjoy your citations! Why not add them to the citation area for each word, so the associations aren't lost?

As used by Andrew Marr here:

http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2077445,00.html

As used in Garry Wills 'Nixon Agonistes'

A Bushism, defined by Simon Hoggart here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2073024,00.html

80% of people under the age of 25 working in advertising agencies in London don't know what these are.

A kind of lychee

having won a cap for England in football and cricket. See:

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/05/01/farewell_milton_and_the_paradi.html

A book with white pages

Accidental ommission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing

sex between couples who live in the same dormitory

the practice of asking one's roommate to find somewhere else to spend the night

evening; twilight

As used in David Peace's novel, 'The Damned United'; vb, to fool or fake an injury, eg, 'He's codding, is that Clough'. Assumed to be regional North-east England dialect.

a newsletter

the buying and selling of sacred things

a panel sewn into a skirt for added swing

the return of the dead

Used in an interview with film director Michel Gondry:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2012641,00.html

Russian: rule of the grandfathers

definitions as provided by Andy Partridge of XTC in last month's The Word magazine:

"dead wood, worthless wood"

"the anal playboy of the king-pin in prison"

Chav taffeta

The opposite of podcasting

Dutch for 'wagging a tail'

Members of class, identified by working for left-leaning/liberal media organisations in the UK, those which are state-funded, or loss-making in the commercial market, eg BBC, Guardian, Independent, Times.

As defined by Paul Dacre, editor of right wing/leaning newspaper, Daily Mail, in a speech in London, 22 January 2007.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,,1996644,00.html

Fear of having sex with/sleeping with someone of the star sign Saggitarius. Based on this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1991872,00.html

news for cows

Seriously, that was a light paw swot. Wouldn't have hurt the proverbial fly

Nick Cave

heart attack, pre-packaged

chaos, confusion

slavery, without the historical significance