Erindalese

through the magic of emails between myself and the Harbinger, we created a new language to keep ourselves sane (snort).

Dénouement - literal German name for the button on the back left strap of the lederhosen one wears only on January 27th (the feast of Saint Angela Merici).

Tribbicle - the piece of sweat that refuses to drip off no matter how much you sway Swathe - a dance move that can only be performed in very tight trousers.

Chocottle- the chocking sound made when you are caught eating pet food.

Faradiddle - the strong yet fine hair located above the 2nd knuckle on a man's index finger.

Kaas - a fizzy drink burp that tastes strangely more like the competitors drink

Bombardment - that curious sensation you get after your 5th chocolate biscuit when a 6th biscuit seems both inevitable and will possibly taste like strawberry.

Kuroops - small pieces of potato on your plate that have soaked up the gravy and/or sauce turning them a slightly murky colour

Filigree - the bits of clay leftover after a large ewer and basin have been made. NB can be any colour except rose.

Peiwinkle - an box of non descript size used for amusingly shaped almonds

Fuente - a companion to whom one owes a large tin of loose leaf spearmint.

'Cashmanov!' literally- 'Wow, I am surprised that there is a tiger (or any other large feline) under my desk'

Coovee Bataar - the shrill shriek a metrosexual makes when surprised by a marsupial

Shirk - the feeling when one wishes to pretend to be a horse but lacks the confidence to be more than a pony.

Koof Koof - a low warbling sound you make to advise oncoming pedestrians of coquettishly cut grass

Yashmak - a type of butter only found in a very remote mountain range 1 month in every 7 years that tastes curiously like licking the underside of an indoor tap.

Cubbie Ruze- the wavy imprint on the side of your face after a night spent sleeping on a cow.

Ramen - the feeling that one is wearing the exact same outfit in a dream as a leading news anchor was wearing 2 nights previously in someone else's dream.

Oblixitor - the awkward silence that ensues after a Swedish gent mentions

Madonna Curlicue - the exact spot on a cat's paw that pressure is applied to to make the claw come out and disembowel a dishcloth.

Zubiop - the lollipop of consolation given after a failed leapfrog attempt

Barbican - the moment one realises one is no longer wearing paisley ironically but in earnest.

Mylombe- puffy fingers as a result of Milo overdose

Bindle - the feeling of bewildered shame one experiences when, having been stared at all day, one finds there is only one red mark left from one's spectacles, not 2.

Peccadillo - the moment you realise it's not possible for the sausage you're eating to be kosher pork, then reread the packet to find it says 'khoser prok'.

Gooblim- a rash gained from listening to Billy Idol

Flagella - the moment of panic one experiences in the bathroom, just at the moment of no return, when one realises there is no toilet paper.

Kabertow- an ache in the small of the back from doing the funky chicken for 6 hours straight

Shamjew- a coloured gentlemen who pertains to Jewish ideology

Shamwow- that same coloured gentlemen who pertains to Jewish ideology wearing rainbow spandex and earrings.

Shenandoah - a damn good excuse for a party.

Huglum- a cough that sounds suspiciously like Muddy Waters early work

Sorghum - the ability to simultaneously identify several types of cheese in one blind taste testing.

Rushmumba - the dance you do when you think no one's looking and you and you finally got that piece of corn out your teeth

Flagella - the moment of panic one experiences in the bathroom, just at the moment of no return, when one realises there is no toilet paper.

Koomblah - sores of the foot that appear after your chemically imbalanced housemate stored cashews in your shoes