ULLAPOOL (n.)
The spittle which
builds up on the floor of the orchestra pit of the Royal Opera House.
ULLINGSWICK (n.)
An
over-developed epiglottis found in middle-aged coloraturas.
ULLOCK (n.)
The correct name for
either of the deaf Scandinavian tourists who are standing two abreast in front
of you on the escalator.
UMBERLEIGH (n.)
The awful moment
which follows a dorchester
(q.v.) when a speaker weighs up whether to repeat an amusing remark after nobody
laughed the last time. To be on the horns of an umberleigh is to wonder whether
people didn't hear the remark, or whether they did hear it and just didn't think
it was funny, which was why somebody coughed.
UPOTTERY (n.)
That part of a kitchen
cupboard which contains an unnecessarily large number of milk jugs.
UTTOXETER (n.)
A small but
immensely complex mechanical device which is essentially the 'brain' of a modern
coffee-vending machine, and which enables the machine to take its own decisions.