Poetic epithets, invented by the Vikings:
bunfight (vicarage tea-party)
cherry picker
cloud-splitter (Icelandic for skyscraper - skýjakljúfur)
flywalk (once you’ve cut a loaf of bread, the cut end becomes the “flywalk”)
idiot box/idiot’s lantern (TV)
passion killers (long knickers)
puddle jumper (small plane)
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