The English language.

30 outrageous English words that mean something totally innocent.....

  1. Intercourse. Simply means "communication or exchange".

  2. Coccyx. The tailbone at the end of your spine.

  3. Assiduous. Hardworking and diligent.

  4. Uranus. The seventh planet from the sun.

  5. Dickens. An old exclamation meaning "the devil"(used by Shakespeare).

  6. Cocktail. A mixed alcoholic drink.

  7. Buttress. A stone structure that supports a wall.

  8. Pianist. A person who plays the piano.

  9. Dyck. An old spelling of "ditch" in Middle English.

10. Shag. In British English, a type of carpet; also a bird.

11. Titmouse. A small bird.

12. Penal. Relating to punishment (as in "penal code")

13. Masticate. To chew food.

14. Cockspur. A type of hawthorn plant.

15. Annals. Historical records.

16. Angina. Chest pain from reduced blood flow to the heart.

17. Cockpit. The area where a pilot sits in an aircraft.

18. Cumulus. A type of fluffy cloud.

19. Bastardize. To corrupt or debase something (not necessarily a person).

20. Assay. To test or examine something, especially metals.

21. Dicty. Slang for fancy or high-class (early 1900s).

22. Titillate. To excite or arouse interest(not always sexual).

23. Fagot (archaic). A bundle of sticks.

24. Scunthorpe. A town in England (not what you think).

25. Humpback. A type of whale.

26. Pecker. Slang for "courage" in old American English.

27. Shiitake. A type of mushroom.

28. Dicky. British slang for something unstable(like a "dicky chair").

29. Cockchafer. A type of large beetle.

30. Anusim. A Hebrew word for Jews forced to convert in history.

My take

Quite interesting.

Tailpiece.

Got up at 5, sent the morning messages, switched on the hymns on the home theatre, lit up the lamp in the puja room and opened up the house for the day.

Lekha made the morning cuppa.

The chores and was ready by a quarter to 8. Sukesan took me to the temple and I shepherded Colonel Devinder Preet + 6 into the sanctum sanctorum, with the help of Suma kunjamma's friend as fixed up yesterday and returned soon after.

A quiet Tuesday.