CRAIG BROWN on the unusual regional words introduced into the latest Oxford ...

The new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains regional words such as 'jibbons', which is Welsh for spring onions, 'sitooterie', which is Scottish for a place in which to sit out, and 'yat', derived from the greeting in New Orleans, 'Where y'at?' Time, once more, for another instalment of my Dictionary of New Words.

Seasonal Affected Disorder: state of flamboyant pretension most commonly associated with the Paris fashion week at the end of September.

The new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains regional words such as 'jibbons', which is Welsh for spring onions, 'sitooterie', which is Scottish for a place in which to sit out

The new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary contains regional words such as 'jibbons', which is Welsh for spring onions, 'sitooterie', which is Scottish for a place in which to sit out

Secloosion: the comforting feeling of being alone to perform your ablutions.

Self-suffishent: a lone angler.

Seminaaargh: small group of students, meeting to discuss topics for which none of them has prepared.

Semioticks: the study of signs and symbols of approval.

Semerrerrerrphore: a system of sending unclear messages by holding two flags and then wondering what to do next.

Sequin-tuplets: five siblings dressed for a night out on the town.

Shallittle: small shallot.

Shamigo: bogus friend. 'By all accounts, The Spice Girls are five shamigos.'

Shamusement arcade: indoor area equipped with slot machines designed to induce a mood of generalised disappointment. 'I'm just nipping down to the shamusement arcade. I'm planning on losing a minimum of £5.25 in the space of ten minutes.'

Shamyl nitrate: colourless liquid which, when inhaled, does nothing at all.

Shandy Town: a deprived area consisting of large numbers of people drinking a weak mixture of lemonade and lager

Shangri-Larder: an imaginary food-store attached to a kitchen.

Shedenfreude: pleasure derived from the collapse of your neighbour's garden hut.

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