twazzock
n.— «Raise your right hand, please, if you think the most probable response is: “Gladly. Please find enclosed my cheque…“ Thank you. Now, raise your left hand if you feel it’s more likely to be: “Right twazzock….”» —“Diary” by Andrew Moncur Guardian (United Kingdom) Mar. 22, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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