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.
16 terms
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Kλύσμα θεά (n. phrase) /ˈklysmə θiˈeɪ/
Enema goddess.
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Katabasis /kəˈtæbəsɪs/
A descent into the underworld. Applied to Lord Snatch’s progress through Bristol where ordinary topography proves insufficiently humiliating.
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Kennel (n.) /ˈkɛnəl/
A resort where gentlemen and occasionally ladies of the dogging (q.v.) fraternity and occasionally sorority consort for their hobbies of felching (q.v.), armaround (q.v.) and gimpery. Commonly wooded areas, public toilets, and motorway lay-bys.
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Ket-legs (n. phrase) /kɛt-lɛɡz/
Ketamine-induced unsteadiness on one’s legs.
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Ketonauts /ˈkiː.təʊ.nɔːts/
Frequenters of Mr Luvvertory's chemical cosmos. So named because ordinary users of ketamine insufficiently suggest exploration.
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Kettle logic (n.) /ˈkɛt.lə.lɒ.dʒɪk/
A style of argument comprised of contradictory, redundant, or mutually annihilating claims, all delivered with Marxist certainty. Embodied by St Just, though not so called.
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Khazi (n.) /ˈkɑː.zi/
Toilet.
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K-holing /ˈkeɪ.həʊ.lɪŋ/
Ketamine-induced descent into the hole. Mobility optional; metaphysics unavoidable.
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‘Kinnell (n.) /kɪˈnɛl/
Fucking Hell. An epithet. Also used as an eponym referring to yobboes, thugs, churls and other common, coarse, base and vulgar ne’er-do-wells given to the utterance thereof.
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Kismet /ˈkɪz.mɛt/
Fate with one word and no appeals process: Kismet, usually uttered just after somebody discovers there is no cooling-off period.
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Klismatics (n.) /klɪzˈmætɪks/
Pertaining to the study or administration of enema [from the Greek].
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Klýsma /ˈklɪz.mə/
Enema [Greek]. The classical dignity of the word does not improve the procedure.
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Knickers /ˈnɪkəz/
Garment demanded in one of Hawksmoor’s less elevated marital exchanges. Ornithology offers no exemption from underwear.
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‘Ksakes (n.) /ksæks/
Fucksakes. An epithet.
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Kunstwerk (n.) /ˈkʊnst.vɛrk/
Artwork [German].
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Kushite /ˈkʊʃ.aɪt/
Term applied to Suliman, invoking ancient Kush and his Sudanese origin. A classicalising demonym in a neighbourhood not otherwise overburdened with ethnography.