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- Susie Dent has been the permanent lexicographer since 2003 and appears in "Dictionary Corner" alongside a celebrity guest who changes from week to week.
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Susie Dent has been the permanent lexicographer since 2003 and appears in "Dictionary Corner" alongside a celebrity guest who changes from week to week.
2 days ago · Colin Murray and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. Jon Culshaw joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.
Dec 13, 2022 · Countdown has announced a new presenter has joined Channel 4 game show in its iconic Dictionary Corner. Radio presenter Vick Hope has joined the programme, the Channel 4 favourite has...
- Curglaff: The Shock of Cold Water
- Wabbit: Played Out; Without Energy
- Dowfart [Scots: Dow-Fuht]: Lacking in Spirit Or Courage
- Groak: to Covet Someone Else’S Food
- Croochie-Proochles [Crew-Ee-Proo-Uls]: An Uncomfortable Feeling of Restlessness
“Curglaff” expresses the shock of cold water as you plunge into it. It is made up of the prefix “cur-”, often applied when something or someone goes awry (think curmudgeonly), and “glaff”, a sudden blast of cold.
“Exhausted”, “tired out”, “knackered”, “feeble” – all of these physical and mental states are encompassed in the Scots “wabbit”, first recorded in the late 19th Century.
The definition of the Scots “dowfart”, or “duff art”, is as satisfying as it is condemning: “So much under depression of spirits as to be in a state bordering on that of an idiot”.
The act of “groaking” in Scots and Irish once involved “casting a suspicious eye” over something, or “whimpering and whining”. Combine both to come close to the modern meaning – to stare longingly at someone’s food in the hope it might be shared.
“Croochie-proochles” is an expression for the “discomfort from sitting in a cramped position”, as well as general “restlessness and fidgetiness”. An Emotional Dictionary: Real Words For How You Feel, From Angst To Zwodder, published by John Murray, is out now
The Dictionary Corner presenter reveals how Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown host Jimmy Carr has helped her show her true colours: "I’m not as blushing or demure as people might think"...
Oct 26, 2022 · Joining Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner will be criminal barrister and broadcaster Rob Rinder, newsreader and presenter Dan Walker, maths genius and writer Bobby Seagull and actor and presenter Christopher Biggins.
