Uxbridge English Dictionary
E866129
Uxbridge English Dictionary is a recurring comedy segment from the BBC radio panel show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue," in which humorous, spoof definitions are given for existing English words.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uxbridge English Dictionary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10462504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Uxbridge English Dictionary Context triple: [I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, typicalSegment, Uxbridge English Dictionary]
-
A.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
-
B.
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
-
C.
Oxford Dictionary of English
The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
-
D.
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
-
E.
Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Uxbridge English Dictionary Target entity description: Uxbridge English Dictionary is a recurring comedy segment from the BBC radio panel show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue," in which humorous, spoof definitions are given for existing English words.
-
A.
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
-
B.
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
-
C.
Oxford Dictionary of English
The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
-
D.
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
-
E.
Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
radio comedy segment
ⓘ
recurring feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barry Cryer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graeme Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Lyttelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Brooke-Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ various guest panellists ⓘ |
| basedOn | spoof dictionary definitions ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | panel show game ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
wordplay ⓘ |
| hasAudience | radio listeners ⓘ |
| hasMedium | radio ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after the town of Uxbridge in England ⓘ |
| inspiredPublication | tie-in Uxbridge English Dictionary book ⓘ |
| notableFor | surreal and witty alternative definitions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringIn | episodes of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
dictionary humour
ⓘ
parody reference works ⓘ |
| typicalStructure | panellists offer joke definitions for real words ⓘ |
| uses |
double meanings
ⓘ
humorous redefinitions of existing English words ⓘ puns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Uxbridge English Dictionary Description of subject: Uxbridge English Dictionary is a recurring comedy segment from the BBC radio panel show "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue," in which humorous, spoof definitions are given for existing English words.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.