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10 Kitchin Daffynitions*

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Edited by Richard Walker, Monday 23 February 2026 at 14:00

Butter: recovered
Cake tin: encrusted with
Colander: organiser
Grater: bigger
Juicer: person making selection
Kettle: bovines
Pans: underwear
Rice: increase
Spice: secret agents
Wok: mineral 

* A form of pun involving the reinterpretation of an existing word, on the basis that it sounds like another word or phrase.

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abeyance : behave as your parents' sisters tell you to.

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Six Subatomic Daffynitions

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neutron : Ronald the newt

electron : vote for Ron!

boson : ship's officer

quark : duck noise

photon : imitation ton

particle : average tickle

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Daffynitions

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Herb and Spice-themed Daffynitions


Anise: Sibling's daughter.

Borage: Jail term.

Chervil: Type of rodent, often kept as a pet.

Chicory: Deception.

Cloves: Fings you wear.

Cumin: Opposite of going.

Fennel: Tapering tube for guiding liquids.

Mace: Small rodents.

Marjoram: Impaired your molasses-based alcoholic spirit.

Rosemary: Got up in a cheerful mood.

Sage: Reason why I'm not as sprightly as I once was.

Thyme: See Borage. 


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