Word of the day

Two jobs ago, I worked in the English editing department of a major law firm in the City. The work was devastatingly dull, but the people were great. I used to have animated debates about really geeky shit like attributive hyphens before 0630 of a morning, and I just don't get that anywhere else in my life. Ian just tells me to go back to sleep. Then he farts toxic bum gas in my general direction.

One day at work, I was flicking through the Oxford-Duden German Dictionary and I noticed this splendid word. In fact this became my favourite dictionary definition of all time (What's yours? Let's hook up and par-tay!) because the definition itself is so entertainingly vague:

(According to the Urban Dictionary, "hoo-ha" is a lady's front bottom, or it can be a whoop of delight, or the noise you make when karate-chopping your locker door to make it open. ("Hoo-hah", meanwhile, is synonymous with "woohoo", n. 1. the act of making the beast with two backs, or 2. a man's willy.) I think the Oxford University Press meant "to-do" or "ker-fuffle", but one never know, do one.)

While cruising the pages of the Urban Dictionary I noticed this entry:

Wookey
Dog turds that are covered in their ass-fur. After they crust over, they make Chewbacca sounds when the lawnmower hits them.

Of course, I have a terribly sophisticated sense of humour, and this didn't make me laugh at all.

More highbrow, edifying content tomorrow.