vaticant

n. A mythical centre of negative religiosity. A beacon of despair for atheists.

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What up? The Vatican has cancelled Easter.

Sounds more like something the vaticant would do.

flaw and ordure

n. A messy system of government resulting from an executive branch ignoring or overwhelming the judicial and parliamentary branches.

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Look at the world. Colombia, Brazil, Somalia, Syria. Nothing but flaw and ordure.

rockery

n. Gathering place for aging bands that play hard-edged music. Usually a permanent venue such as a pub or theatre rather than an arena or grassy knoll where a festival takes place. Often used satiricly.

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Dude! Let's meander down to the rockery and laugh at the old fogeys. Be sure to bring your earplugs.

What?

pee patch

n. An ecologically friendly garden richly composted with organic material from the home.

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Watch your step when you're gathering carrots in the pee patch There is some fresh humanure out there.

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arter

n. Person who produces drawings, poems, paintings, sculptures etc that aren't very good. Often a friend or relative.

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So, I hear you have a budding artist in your family.

Well ...more of an arter really ... but she can skip real well.

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duffy

n. Somewhat dim person who doesn't know the location of his home or office or have the ability to understand simple rules.

You are such a duffy. I told you twice already. You work at the big grey building overlooking the Ottawa river.

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dipple

n. Expert in a given field who nearly makes a gross error.

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Don’t cut that with your scalpel you dipple! That’s my finger!

So you say. We’ll let the pathologists make that call.