Fibbing Friday: Saturday Edition

Homophones, homographs or homonyms? Or none of the above?

What is a palava?

More trouble than its worth.

What is a pavlova?

Food sacred to antipodeans.

What is meant by purge?

Something that gives everyone a good feeling – except the purgee.

What is meant by purse?

According to Iago, stolen trash.

What is a crash?

In stock market terms, inevitable.

What is a creche?

Famously, a collision between two vehicles in South Kensington.

What is a symbol?

Shorthand thinking.

What is a cymbal?

The edited version of one of Shakespeare’s less well-known plays.

What is lichen?

Either a response on ‘Jeopardy’, bad grammar, or both.

What is a lychee?

Rather disturbing in appearance.

Fibbing Friday 12 December 2025

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