- Angel of the North: Contemporary sculpture made of steel (that resembles an angel) located in Gateshead, England, overlooking the A1 road
- Antediluvian: Meaning "ancient," especially in reference to an ancient and murky period, specifically the period of the Creation of the Earth and the flood ("deluge") in the Bible.
- Karl often mispronounces this word and refers to the meaning as "old."
- Balaclava: A type of ski mask (sometimes used in bank robberies)
- Karl describes a man who walks into a bank wearing a balaclava, only to be outwit by a chimpanzee in one of his Monkey News features.
- Bangers and Mash: A traditional English dish made of mashed potatoes and sausages--traditional British working-class dish. Also known as "sausage and mash."
- Budgerigar: A small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot native to Australia. It is also called a Common Pet Parakeet or Shell Parakeet, and is nicknamed "the budgie."
- In American English, they are often called parakeets, though "parakeet" is not specific to the budgerigar.
- Karl's mom had a budgie. When the budgie died, she put a rock with a feather from the dead budgie in the bird cage, so the other budgie would not get stressed out.
- Butlins: A company that provides economical holidays (vacations) in the UK and Ireland
- Steve goes to one on vacation once, and Ricky sneaks into one
- Camp: In the UK, "camp" is an adjective, often associated with a stereotypical view of feminine gay men. Although it applies to gay men, it is a specific adjective used to describe a man that openly promotes the fact that he is gay by being outwardly garish or eccentric.
- In the English sitcom The Office, one of Tim Canterbury's pranks on Gareth Keenan includes a pun on the meaning of the word camp.
- Fly-Tipping: A British term for illegally dumping waste somewhere else than in an authorized landfill.
- Lanzarote: Island in the Canary Islands (Grand Canaria) known for its volcanoes
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| Cesare Manrique House in Lanzarote |
- One of Karl's vacation spots; the listeners e-mail in to say it is referred to as "Lanzagrotty"
- Discover Lanzarote
- Pikelet: A British regional dialect word variously denoting a flatter variant on "crumpet" or "muffin."
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| Pikelet | |
- Madeira, Portugal: One of Karl's vacation spots (where he spends his last few days kicking sand at crabs); what Madeira Cakes are named after; part of the EU
- Marmite: A British food spread made from yeast extract. The slogan for the company that makes marmite is "love it or hate it."
- Karl talks about Ricky squeezing his head and commenting on it to Karl's friend, as if Ricky is comparing head squeezing to marmite; you either love it or hate it.
- Nelson's Column: A monument in Trafalgar Square, surrounded by four bronze lions at the base, in honor of Admiral Nelson
- Scouse: Someone from Liverpool (formally known as Liverpudlians)
- Porthmadog, Wales: Karl's childhood vacation spot--near Portmeirion, Wales
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| Black Rock Beach in Porthmadog |
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| Portmeirion |
- Prang: Slang for cocaine, mentioned in some songs by The Streets, which were played on XFM
- Take the Piss/Take the Mick: An expression meaning to mock, tease, ridicule, or scoff. Take the Mickey is also used
- Tenerife: Island in the Grand Canaries
- Karl mentions as one of his vacation spots
- Trafalgar Square: A square in Westminster, Central London, England that commemorates the Battle of Tragalgar (1805), a British naval victory. It is a popular tourist attraction, containing the National Gallery, because of the sculptures on display (specifically Nelson's Column). It is also a place used for protests and New Year's Eve celebrations. The mid-point is Charing Cross, from which all distances are measured.
More to come, including: (1) Trilby, (2) Cottaging, (3) Gobbledygook, (4) General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), (5) Hammer and Tongs, (6) Magpie--AND MORE!
Compiled by Jill A Hurley
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