Glossary
Dive into Craven’s Lexicon
Welcome to a treasure trove of terms that only the most eccentric of minds could conjure. Whether you’re curious about the finer points of “gimperous” tendencies, the nuances of “gitisme,” or the sartorial elegance of “pammerin’” attire, this glossary is your indispensable guide to navigating the twisted corridors of Craven’s fictionalised Bristol.
10 terms
-
Ganymedic Overinvestment (noun) /ˌɡænɪˈmɛdɪk ˌəʊvərɪnˈvɛstmənt/
The act of placing disproportionate emotional or intellectual value on youthful beauty or ephebic charm. Usually ends badly.
-
Gear (n.) /ɡɪər/
Narcotics.
-
Geçmiş Olsun (n. phrase) /ɡɛtʃ.miʃ ˈɔl.suːn/
May it pass quickly. Turkish valedictory.
-
Gimp /ɡɪmp/
Sacerdotal office combining bondage, abasement and local government by chess. The incumbent enjoys privileges chiefly in the field of humiliating his bondsman.
-
Gimperous (adj.) /ˈɡɪmpərəs/
Of or pertaining to gimpery, rubber/neoprene fetishism. Occasionally a pejorative adjective describing cyclists who wear lycra.
-
Gimp of the Apocalypse (n. phrase) /ɡɪmp əv ði əˈpɒk.ə.lɪps/
Unverified but on-brand term for the latex-clad harbingers of civilisational decline.
-
Gitisme (n.) /ɡɪtˈɪzəm/
This is what the Frenchies call good old honest Anglo-Saxon cottaging.
-
Godemiche /ɡɔd.mi.ʃe/
Dildo [French]. The instrument against which Fadya's sooth-saying flower issues its least cryptic prophecy.
-
Gospodin (n.) /ˈɡɒs.pədɪn/
Russian and South Slavic honorific.
-
Graffer (n.) /ˈɡræfər/
Graffiti artist. Person partial to palimpsesm