A Conversation for (old version) The Even Deeper Meaning of Liff

North East Essex and environs

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Moadib

Manningtree (N)
A wall-mounted board featuring precisely placed nails or pegs, custom made by a DIY enthusiast, to hold all his tools in a particular pattern.

Mistley (Adj)
Of a shop-keeper who is suspicious of those who buy both cigarettes and cigarette papers in the same transaction.

Wix (V)
To accidentally injure a child by quickly lifting them away from a lesser danger.

Wrabness (N)
A feeling of despair brought on by the sight of a particularly large meal cooked by one with poor culinary skills but which must be eaten out of politeness.

Beaumont-cum-Moze (N)
An elderly character actor who feels the need to hire a glamourous escort for any event he attends at which a photographer may be present.

Tendring (Pres Part)
Descriptive of an area of the body made increasingly sensitive by the continued play-fighting of a niece or nephew.

Bergholt (N)
A town at which people travelling by car stop purely because of the large distance to the next town.


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