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SUSIE DENT reveals the delightful forgotten words that capture Christmas... from a frenzy of scurryfunging to the bliss of quafftide!

SUSIE DENT: Scurryfunge: Few words can be more useful at Christmas than this one, borrowed from U.S. dialect where it means to hastily and frenziedly tidy a house just before guests arrive. ....

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Susie Dent: 'English has always evolved by mistake' | Countdown

The queen of Countdown’s dictionary corner on the power of positive language and finding joy in ‘mubble fubbles’ ....

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