44 definitions by w00fdawg

A plant used throughout history as a secret code to represent same-sex love, especially lesbianism. In ancient Greece, the poet Sappho wrote poetry describing herself and her lover wearing tiaras of violets. Violets were worn in 16th century England by men and women who did not plan to marry.

UK television presenter and journalist who specialises in being an unpleasant bitch. Is most well known at present for hosting the quiz "The Weakest Link" where she castigates the participants and insults them in every way possible before dismissing losing players with the phrase "You are the weakest link. Goodbye!"

A recovering alcoholic, who lost custody of her daughter. Even after a fortune spent on plastic surgery she still has a most unpleasant smug expression stuck on her face.

She has a vastly over-inflated opinion of herself, and in addition showed her very unappealing racist side when she appeared on a chat show and made the remark, "What are the Welsh for?".

Turned or twisted toward one side. Common usage in the UK.

A pair of adejectives, cowin and hangin, which, when used together, refer to a person or object as being remarkably unattractive.

Commonly used in South Wales, first encountered by the author in the Swansea area.

A compression of the phrase "I suppose so", half-hearted concurrence. Common in the South Wales area, and an alternative to another compression for "I suppose so", namely spizo.

Spo is used in both English and Welsh.

The word clem (or rather NOT having a clem) indicates that someone has absolutely no idea what they are talking about/doing. Oddly, the word *clem* is NOT used in a positive manner, people are not described as HAVING a clem, just on their lack of a clem!

The word *clem* is never heard as a word in it's own right, but always in phrases such as *he hasn't got a clem* or *that idiot has no clem*. So although clem ought to mean competent or knowledgeable, it is never used in that context.

I hope the examples make this a bit clearer!

Commonly used in South Wales.

Compensation. To receive payment for an injury, physical or mental.

In some areas, a raised paving stone is regarded as a golden opportunity to raise money, and all the wasters and low-lifes will attempt to break something by *accidentally* tripping over said stone.

Commonly used in South Wales.