Fictionary: Words that don’t exist but should, as seen on The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Books, The Alan Titchmarsh Show Add commentsAlan Titchmarsh described the Fictionary book as a great early stocking filler. Fictionary: Words that don’t exist that should is full of made-up words that may following the publication of this book make it into the English language.
Alan provided a couple of examples from Fictionary, and asked guests Martin Clunes and Carole Malone to guess what they meant. First, Alan asked Martin what Crappucchino meant. Martin guessed bad coffee, and he was nearly right. Alan explained that it meant a cup of poorly made coffee that you’ve paid about five quid for from one of the huge coffee chains.
Then Alan asked Carole what Inshopnia meant. Carole guessed as a bit of a shopaholic that Inshopnia referred to getting into a shop and not being able to get out of it. Alan explained that Inshopnia referred to a combination of shopping and insomnia – a disorder marked by making unnecessary online purchases in the wee small hours due to insomnia. Both Martin and Carole confessed that they suffer from ‘Inshopnia’.
Carole then quizzed Alan Titchmarsh and Martin Clunes on what ‘reflection period’ meant from the Fictionary. Martin guessed it was something to do with mirrors. Carole explained that it was the time when you’re trying something on and looking in a mirror, trying to decide whether it’s one of those skinny mirrors that make you look four stones lighter than you really are.
Martin’s word from Fictionary was ‘phonycall’. Carole guessed that it was a phone call you make when you’re lying to someone. Martin explained that it was the call you make when you pray you’ll get someone’s voicemail.
Fictionary as seen on The Alan Titchmarsh Show would make a great stocking filler.
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