Meaning of Liff: SOLENT to SWANAGE
(Liff words collected: 550)
SOLENT : (adj.) Descriptive of the state of serene self-knowledge reached through drink.
SOTTERLEY : (n,) Uncovered bit between two shops with awnings, which you have to cross when it's raining.
SPITTAL OF GLENSHEE : (n.) That which has to be cleaned off castle floors in the morning after a bagpipe contest or vampire attack.
SPOFFORTH : (vb.) To tidy up a room before the cleaning lady arrives.
SPROSTON GREEN : (n.) The violent colour of one of Nigel Rees's jackets, worn when he thinks he's being elegant.
STEBBING : (n.) The erection you cannot conceal because you're not wearing a jacket.
STOKE POGES : (n.) The tapping moments of an index finger on glass made by a person futilely attempting to communicate with either a tropical fish or a post office clerk.
STURRY : (n.,vb.) A token run. Pedestrians who have chosen to cross a road immediately in front of an approaching vehicle generally give a little wave and break into a sturry. This gives the impression of hurrying without having any practical effect on their speed whatsoever.
SUTTON and CHEAM : (nouns) Sutton and cheam are the kinds of dirt into which all dirt is divided. 'Sutton' is the dark sort that always gets on to light-coloured things, 'cheam' the light-coloured sort that clings to dark items. Anyone who has ever found Marmite stains on a dress-shirt or seagull goo on a dinner jacket (a) knows all about sutton and cheam, and (b) is going to tome very curious dinner parties.
SWANAGE : (pl.n.) Swanage is the series of diversionary tactics used when trying to cover up the existence of a glossop (q.v.) and may include (a) uttering a highpitched laugh and pointing out of the window (NB. this doesn't work more that twice); (b) sneezing as loudly as possible and wiping the glossop off the table in the same movement as whipping out your handkerchief; (c) saying 'Christ! I seem to have dropped some shit on your table' (very unwise); (d) saying 'Christ, who did that?' (better) (e) pressing your elbow on the glossop itself and working your arms slowly to the edge of the table; (f) leaving the glossop where it is but moving a plate over it and putting up with sitting at an uncomfortable angle the rest of the meal; or, if the glossop is in too exposed a position, (g) leaving it there unremarked except for the occasional humorous glance.
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