25-May-2023 Theme: 'Lug'

(1) Which of the following is not a definition of lug: (a) an ear (b) a wheel nut (c) a shoe tread (d) an oaf (e) a suitcase.

Answer: (e) a suitcase.

(2) Remembering this week’s theme, what slang term is used in conversation as a dismissive pseudonym for a third person (or sometimes oneself).

Answer: Bugalugs (or ‘Old bugalugs’).

(3) Where are you most likely to find a lugworm?

Answer: Buried in beach sand or the seabed.

(4) What does “to hock a luggie” mean?

Answer: To cough up and spit out phlegm.

(5) The Luggage – described as “half suitcase, half homicidal maniac” – is a character in various novels by which fantasy author?

Answer: Terry Pratchett.

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