 A part of the forthcoming book, The Septic's Companion. A B C D E F G H IJ K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z   These are the last three beers people kinder than you bought me. Click on them to see more or buy me one. Feel guilty? Think of the children I might have, and such like. |
icing sugar n powdered/confectioner's sugar. The very fine sugar used to make cake icing. ickle n very small - much like itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy. Usually be seen in use regarding "sweet" things: "what an ickle puppy!" rather than: "dad - I've just had an ickle accident in your car". indicator n blinker/turn signal. The little orange lights that flash on the side of the car to show that you're about to frantically try and turn across four lanes of traffic into your driveway. innit interj isn't it. A very London-centric contraction with nasal pronounciation obligatory: "Well, the traffic's always this bad at this time of night, innit guvnor". interval n the break in a stage performance where the audience can go off to have a pee and get some more beers in. At a stretch it could refer to the period of time in which advertisements are shown on television, though Brits more commonly refer to that as the "break". ironmonger n hardware shop. A bit of an antiquated word.