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  • papgeno
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    edited December 2020 #122

    Pro rata - a very good rodent control operative 

  • cyberyacht
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    edited December 2020 #123

    Hors d'oeuvre - hooker with a vacuum cleaner

  • Wherenext
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    edited December 2020 #124

    Allegro Con Brio - Undercover name for Austen Powers.

  • papgeno
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    edited January 2021 #125

    et al - a scar faced alien

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    edited January 2021 #126

    Nom de plume - the birds have eaten my plums

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    edited January 2021 #127

    ex officio - working from home

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    edited January 2021 #128

    ultra vires. - a football hooligan with Covid

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    edited January 2021 #129

    Cognoscenti - parts of the gearbox of a Fiat 500

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    edited January 2021 #130

    Cogito ergo sum - Gearbox is bust (again). Going to cost me.

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    edited January 2021 #131

    Tout de suite - sounding your horn at a DFS lorry

  • papgeno
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    edited January 2021 #132

    Illuminati. - Blackpool from September to November 

    literati - the antithesis of Keep Britain Tidy

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    edited January 2021 #133

    Nunc dimitus - a not very bright member of the family

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    edited January 2021 #134

    Magnificat - a prize winning pussy

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    edited January 2021 #135

    Míle Faílte - Sorry Mr.Bannister, the line should be another 10 yards further on.

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    edited January 2021 #136

    Mae'n wyntog - Sorry, it was last nights curry.

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    edited February 2021 #137

    En lieu - Engaged. Go away.

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    edited February 2021 #138

    Pain au chocolat - French equivalent of a chocolate teapot

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    edited February 2021 #139

    Ergo Sum - Cost of a haircut.

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    edited February 2021 #140

    Auto-da-fé - Celebrity Duck's Transport.

  • papgeno
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    edited February 2021 #141

    Par excellence - I played that hole really well

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    edited February 2021 #142

    Pain au chocolat - I broke a tooth on a bar of fruit and nut

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    edited February 2021 #143

    Tarte au citron

    Other makes of car are available

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    edited February 2021 #144

    Croque en bouche. - what big teeth you have 

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    edited February 2021 #145

    Leifmotiv - Badge seen on Nissan Electric Car.

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    edited February 2021 #146

    Pas de deux; father of twins

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    edited March 2021 #147

    Ça Va Bien - That Sparkling Wine's good.

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    edited March 2021 #148

    Tout est calme hein? - Fossilised Waiter found in Paris restaurant.

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    edited March 2021 #149

    Caviar emptor - beware of Scottish politicians.

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    edited March 2021 #150

    Sic transit Gloria.  - that’s a funny name for an ambulance 

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    edited March 2021 #151

    coq au vin - sex on site

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