better names for existing things...

[XJSJohn]

csd19 said:

Krhuangbin said:

Beach Chicken

stehawk you mean

pidgins are stehawks.

[Boom78]

XJSJohn said:

pidgins are stehawks.

Pigeons are Aerial rats

[Slow.Patrol]

When my nephew was young enough n the 1970s he used to call the telephone a "telling bone".

[SpudLink]

Slow.Patrol said:

When my nephew was young enough n the 1970s he used to call the telephone a "telling bone".

He was obviously a fan of Catweazle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdNbGetoI6M

[RC1807]

My favourite Luxembourgish word is for Turkey (the animal).

It's "Schnuddelhong".

It translates to Snot Chicken.

[Boom78]

RC1807 said:

My favourite Luxembourgish word is for Turkey (the animal).

It's "Schnuddelhong".

It translates to Snot Chicken.

That’s good!

[Slow.Patrol]

SpudLink said:

Slow.Patrol said:

When my nephew was young enough n the 1970s he used to call the telephone a "telling bone".

He was obviously a fan of Catweazle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdNbGetoI6M

Lol and all these years I have been giving him the credit. Personally I have never watched Catweazle

[bodhi]

American Football. They don't really use a ball and very rarely use their feet.

A far more accurate term would be Handegg.

[phil1979]

Soho Farmhouse.... Self-Centred Parcs

[trickywoo]

Have a look at vice grip garage on YouTube if you like funny words for existing automotive items especially but Derick is creative generally.

[Speed Badger]

Raw Toast

[johnpsanderson]

MOBB said:

Mental Ben

Chapeau. If I’d been drinking coffee i would have spat it all over my i-Pad…

[languagetimothy]

Reminds of the radio live comedy show “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” and the round named “oxbridge English dictionary” where words were given another meaning. The classic example being:

Countryside: the murder of Piers Morgan.

[Dark85]

phil-sti said:

Nope Rope or Danger Noodle

Danger Noodle if venomous, nope rope if not is my understanding.

The Chinese kanji for penguin are the same symbols as 'business and goose'

Business goose!

[andym1603]

Sleeping shelf.

[SpudLink]

languagetimothy said:

Reminds of the radio live comedy show “I’m sorry I haven’t a clue” and the round named “oxbridge English dictionary” where words were given another meaning. The classic example being:

Countryside: the murder of Piers Morgan.

This thread actually reminds me of “The Meaning of Liff”.

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Food Shovel

[wibble cb]

steviegunn said:

Trash Panda

We already call them that!

[PomBstard]

Cow’s egg



*shapes and sizes may vary according to breed…

[paua]

andym1603 said:

Sleeping shelf.

Work bench