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.
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.
Comments by betarish
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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
August 12, 2008
betarish commented on the word pedantrix
pedantrix (n): 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
March 4, 2008
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
(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
March 4, 2008
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
A combination of anorexic and sexy
August 17, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
beacon
July 29, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Sign forest
July 29, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
New instrument invented by Damon Albarn. Used in his new opera 'Monkey'.
July 26, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Norwegian chocolate
July 25, 2007
betarish commented on the list future-of-tv
v; from the digital recorder TiVo. Programme recorded for later viewing but never watched
July 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list future-of-tv
n; Mawkishly sentimental story with facts fabricated to tug on the heart strings
July 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
The non-invasive facelift
June 26, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Is being used more and more as a synonym for 'presentation' or 'speech'. Probably because of the Apple software of the same name.
May 31, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
A different definition:
http://www.johnkay.com/strategy/317
May 21, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
As used by Andrew Marr here:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,,2077445,00.html
May 14, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
As used in Garry Wills 'Nixon Agonistes'
May 14, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
A Bushism, defined by Simon Hoggart here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2073024,00.html
May 7, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
80% of people under the age of 25 working in advertising agencies in London don't know what these are.
May 1, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
A kind of lychee
May 1, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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
May 1, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
A book with white pages
April 30, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Accidental ommission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing
April 30, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
sex between couples who live in the same dormitory
April 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
the practice of asking one's roommate to find somewhere else to spend the night
April 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
evening; twilight
April 16, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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.
April 11, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
a newsletter
March 17, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
the buying and selling of sacred things
March 11, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
a panel sewn into a skirt for added swing
March 11, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
the return of the dead
March 11, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Used in an interview with film director Michel Gondry:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2012641,00.html
February 14, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Russian: rule of the grandfathers
February 14, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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"
February 6, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Chav taffeta
February 1, 2007
betarish commented on the list xtie-malry-s-own-double-entry
(Caused the) death of soft tissue, due to lack of blood supply
January 30, 2007
betarish commented on the list xtie-malry-s-own-double-entry
Used in conjunction with 'pause' in the novel, but definitions are medical, connected with the brain:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=define%3Afastigium&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
January 30, 2007
betarish commented on the list xtie-malry-s-own-double-entry
No definitions found via Google, but one use cited:
http://www.allconsuming.net/person/lasagnahog/tag/exeleutherostomise
where the novel tagged is Xtie
January 30, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
The opposite of podcasting
January 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Dutch for 'wagging a tail'
January 24, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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
January 23, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
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
January 17, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
news for cows
January 12, 2007
betarish commented on the user michaelnewman
If enough people enter 'metaverse', does that word then become its own metaverse? Hmmm...
January 12, 2007
betarish commented on the list the-thick-of-it
Not a policy, but a taster of one. To be used in place of 1) a policy; 2) a nationality tattoo; 3) a change of sexual orientation
January 11, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Seriously, that was a light paw swot. Wouldn't have hurt the proverbial fly
January 10, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
Nick Cave
January 3, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
heart attack, pre-packaged
January 3, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
chaos, confusion
January 3, 2007
betarish commented on the list betarish-s-words
slavery, without the historical significance
January 2, 2007