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discuss Uganda en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

Coined by Private Eye in reference to an alleged tryst between journalist Mary Kenny and a politician, after which Kenny claimed she was merely upstairs discussing Uganda.

Meanings

  1. (UK, euphemistic, informal) To have sex.
    • If both [doors] are closed (leaving a small gap between them, that is) it means the occupant is away, studying hard and not wishing to be disturbed, discussing Uganda with a member of the opposite sex (or even, fwankly Wupert, the same one), or enduring a hangover from hell [...] 2007, Benedict Le Vay, Eccentric Cambridge, →ISBN, page 257:
    • The antipasto often features fettunta—thin slices of Tuscan bread toasted and salted (the bread itself is unsalted) and perhaps rubbed with garlic (you may prefer to rub it on for yourself, or not if you're due to discuss Uganda or have an interview with Silvio Berlusconi) 2009, Nicholas Belfrage, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy, →ISBN, page 312:
    • IMHO she just devalues the rest of us who want to be judged by what we do and what we are, not how we look and who we discuss Uganda with. 1995 April 27, Helen Gerald, “Re: Liz Hurley”, in rec.arts.tv.uk (Usenet), message-ID <1bd766f1e95e31fd>:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
discussed Uganda Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
discussed Uganda Tense=Past lexicographic
discusses Uganda Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
discussing Uganda Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

Ugandan discussions

Relateds

Ugandan affairs

Synonyms

copulate