Another fine bran tub of alternative English meanings suggesting how the language might evolve if evolution was managed by a mob of pedants, idiots savants and fuzzy thinkers. Thanks to all contributors, and keep ‘em coming!

Brandish (n): porridge (David Watts)
Catsup (adj): flying feline (M Barry)
Chocolate (n): cocoa that never comes on time (M Barry)
Diode (n): a pair of poems (Jon Muller)
Displace (n): here (Simone Potter)
Lighten (n): nearly a dozen candles (Diah Winarto)
Maritime (n): the hour of the wedding (Jon Muller)
Meander (n): my wife and I (Charlie Kennedy)
Misplace (n): The Lost City (Diah Winarto)
Outclassed (adj): absent from school (Diah Winarto)
Outsell (v): to export (Diah Winarto)
Priceless (adj): cheaper (Diah Winarto)
Tangent (n): sun-bronzed bloke (Charlie Kennedy)
Taxidermist (n): a cleaner of cabs (M Barry)
Unpinned (adj): without a password (Diah Winarto)

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