Friday, March 15, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Loudhailer: Noun, British An electronic device used to amplify the sound of a person's voice so that it can be heard at a distance; a megaphone. "Your echo lives inside my heart like a calcified bone nuzzled in snug, skin to skin; or like a silhouette I can't be… Continue reading Loudhailer
Thursday, March 14, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Milliard: Noun, British One thousand million (a term now largely superseded by billion). From French mille 'thousand' and milliart 'million.' "I shed dried up glitter tears whenever you flit across my mind (daily, many times hourly) and my cheeks are stained with a permanent shine I want no association you see, it's been… Continue reading Milliard
Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Panda car: Noun, British informal A small police patrol car (originally black and white or blue and white). "Safety is uncertain within the confines of my mind... Dry, red eyeballs may pop out sink beneath steaming chocolate tasty like lemongrass or cherry afterthoughts steam caresses my downturned face as an… Continue reading Panda car
Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Clot: Noun, British informal A foolish or clumsy person. "I love you in the evenings when the shadows darken the world, hovering between realities, from forehead kisses or laughter that sounds like a piano's crescendo. I love you in the mornings when your hair's a curly mess and your eyebrows… Continue reading Clot
Monday, March 11, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Hen: Noun, Scottish Used as an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman. "Melancholy lingers in the air inside a decrepit mansion outside Derbyshire surrounded by waist-high wildflowers and uncut grass echoes of a wondrous love tale beaten into the chipping paint if we close our eyes… Continue reading Hen
Friday, March 8, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Cushty: Adjective, British informal Very good or pleasing. "I miss you achingly when the wind blows south and the trees shiver echoing your silhouette huddled on the couch so many chilly nights spent teasing and cuddling you. I miss you softly when I watch sunrises every other Saturday morning a… Continue reading Cushty
Thursday, March 7, 2019. Daily Brit Wit. Blinkers: Noun, chiefly British A pair of small leather screens attached to a horse's bridle to prevent it seeing sideways and behind and being startled. Something which prevents someone from gaining a full understanding of a situation. "You doll me up black, lacy knickers paired in a deep red… Continue reading Blinkers
