There has been quite a lot of discussion lately about words being added to, and dropped from, the Oxford English Dictionary. I'd been meaning to ask Jan for help for the meaning of one word but kept forgetting (such is my age). She who knows everything was bound to set me in the right direction.
The issue was a word that I kept coming across but frankly didn't know what it meant. The word is vajazzle (now highlighted as I write because it's not even recognised by my on-line dictionary).
Now, I'm not too proud to ask Jan anything, especially when it comes to matters female, as I'd worked out that this word referred in some way to female bits.
It might just be a symptom of my reading material but this was a word that needed investigating. And, before you start scoffing at me lads, do you know exactly what it means?
Anyway, Jan replied that she wasn't 100% sure but that she reckoned it had something to do with adding jewels 'down there.' This prompted me to Google it and it turns out the she was right.
How weird. What a strange thing to do.
I've never heard of it either and given that I've just had toast and marmalade, I've come over all queer.
ReplyDeleteGiven the old words and phrases we never use any more, I have a bit of a problem with these new, but useless ones.
That's really funny. Thank you.
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