Recurring alphabet thread

O

Ovulate

As in: "In some jurisdictions, sports governing bodies are not going to allow competitors who used to be men to participate in women's sports unless they have the internal organs necessary for ovulation."

O

Oppocolypse

Note: the attempt at "Apocalypse" that famously lost the U.S. National Under 14s Spelling Bee for Brad H. Drew in 1984.

P

Physiognomy

As in: "His physiognomy betrayed his Yorkshire roots, and the men from Lancashire set upon him."

P

Plebic

Definition: having the characteristics of a member of the hoi polloi

See: redbrick universities

@fmf said
O

Ovulate

As in: "In some jurisdictions, sports governing bodies are not going to allow competitors who used to be men to participate in women's sports unless they have the internal organs necessary for ovulation."

P

Piles

As in: "He preferred to refer,  affectionately, to the swollen veins in his anus as his mischievous "piles" because he always found the word hemorrhoids to be too impersonal".

@fmf said
P

Piles

As in: "He preferred to refer,  affectionately, to the swollen veins in his anus as his mischievous "piles" because he always found the word hemorrhoids to be too impersonal".

Q

Quisling

As in: "Someone called him a Quisling but, because he'd missed almost the entire year when he would have studied C20th history because of COVID-19, he had to look it up."

Q

Qohq

Note: once a village in Qatar, then a hamlet, then the name of a road junction, and then they got rid of the roads.

R

Rivulet

As in: "She ran into the lounge and, after catching her breath, shouted 'rivulets!' and left."

R

Rasputin {Obscure Russian holy man made famous when Boney M sang about him.}

@the-gravedigger said
R

Rasputin {Obscure Russian holy man made famous when Boney M sang about him.}

@fmf said
R

Right

As in: "Hey, there's something not quite right about the way that Boney M singer's lips are moving compared to the music on this supposedly live broadcast from Rockpalast in Germany that I'm watching."

@the-gravedigger said
R

Rest {assured they did all their own dancing}