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.
13 terms
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Lacunae (n.) /ləˈkjuː.niː/
Gaps. [Latin]
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Landreaughver (n.) /ˈlænd.roʊ.vər/
Landrover.
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Laudanum (n.) /ˈlɔːdənəm/
Tincture of opium. A term adapted metonymously by Lord Snatch and his ilk to denote heroin.
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Lavatorial Epic (n. phrase) /ˌlævəˈtɔː.ri.əl ˈɛpɪk/
A muck-genre term describing Odour Issues as a whole. Marries heroic structure with scatological content, parodic diction, and faecal mess-en-scène.
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L’enfer, c’est les autres oiseaux (n. phrase) /lɑ̃.fɛʁ sɛ lɛz oˈtʁə wazo/
Hell is other birds. [French, paraphrasing a notorious line from J.P. Sartre’s Huis Clos].
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Leninists /ˈlen.ɪ.nɪsts/
Adherents of Lenin encountered among the radical stalls. One shade of rouge in Hamilton House’s political paintbox.
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Lèse majesté (n. phrase) /ˈleɪz mædʒɛsˈteɪ/
Offence against the dignity of a monarch or high official [French].
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Lex Matrimonia Avum /lɛks ma.trɪ.ˈmoː.nɪ.a ˈaː.wʊm/
Law of avian marriage [mock Latin]. The juridical scaffolding beneath birds behaving badly.
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Likeney /ˈlaɪk.nɪ/
Wankstain verbal filler and disease of discourse. Like, but with the pathological persistence of public-sector consultancy.
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Lotophage
Person partial to psychoactive substances. Smackhead. Knight errant questing to chase if perhaps not to slay the dragon.
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Lotophagia /ˌləʊ.təˈfeɪ.dʒi.ə/
The condition of lotus-eating: narcotic ease, pleasurable torpor and the abandonment of whatever business had seemed pressing five minutes earlier.
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Lux rationis (n. phrase) /lʌks ˈræʃ.ən.ɪs/
Light of reason [Latin].
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Lysergic acid diethylamide /laɪˌsɜː.dʒɪk ˈæs.ɪd daɪˌeθ.ɪlˈæm.aɪd/
Lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. Psychedelic chemistry pressed into service in The Senseless Counterfeit with the usual indifference to ordinary applications.