Recurring alphabet thread

W

Wanda

The names of German prostitues in Sven Hassel's world war two novels seemed to always be Wanda: "Ja! Ja! Wanda!

W

Winklepickers

A rather pointed boot used by men on the sandbanks of the Thames Estuary to pierce the sand and cause cockles and mussels to try to escape only to be caught by other men wearing boots called molluscgrabbers.

X

XXX {Fruity material}

Z

Zog

An often-mentioned planet, not sure of its cosmological provenance, though.

Z

Zit

The mark of an uncool teenager

Z

Zebream

The product of the only recorded instance of an equus grevyi shagging an abramis brama.

Z

Zingers

Examples: "Oh well, you would say that, wouldn't you?" and "Just 'coz that's your opinion doesn't mean it's true" and "Whatever".

A

Arromanches-les-Bains

Town in Normandy perhaps most famous for its The Town Hall and Boys' Primary School dating back to 1884.

A

Artichoke

A variety of plant with a round mass of pointed parts like leaves that tastes like a cross between asparagus and celery that is named after Sir Arthur Cardoon who failed to advance into Cynara on the left flank at a crucial moment during the Battle of Cardunculus because he suddenly lost confidence.

A

Alimony

A term coined based on dialogue in the film "He Came From Palermo" (1954) when a mobster said to his ex-wife: "Maany, maany, maany. Issa awl you ever talk. Maany, Porca miseria! Issa you wanna awl mio maany!"