Uxbridge English Dictionary

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Uxbridge English Dictionary is a recurring comedy segment from the BBC radio panel show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue," in which humorous, spoof definitions are given for existing English words.

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Uxbridge English Dictionary canonical 1

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instanceOf radio comedy segment ⓘ
recurring feature ⓘ
associatedWith Barry Cryer ⓘ
Graeme Garden ⓘ
Humphrey Lyttelton ⓘ
Jack Dee ⓘ
Jeremy Hardy ⓘ
Tim Brooke-Taylor ⓘ
various guest panellists ⓘ
basedOn spoof dictionary definitions ⓘ
broadcastOn BBC Radio 4 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstBroadcastOn BBC Radio 4 ⓘ
format panel show game ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ
hasAudience radio listeners ⓘ
hasMedium radio ⓘ
hasTitleOrigin named after the town of Uxbridge in England ⓘ
inspiredPublication tie-in Uxbridge English Dictionary book ⓘ
notableFor surreal and witty alternative definitions ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue ⓘ
recurringIn episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue ⓘ
relatedTo dictionary humour ⓘ
parody reference works ⓘ
typicalStructure panellists offer joke definitions for real words ⓘ
uses double meanings ⓘ
humorous redefinitions of existing English words ⓘ
puns ⓘ

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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue → typicalSegment → Uxbridge English Dictionary ⓘ
subject linked to: I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue