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definition

lem verb

Migrate surreptitiously away from the back of the kitchen worktop and towards the front cliff-edge, thus reducing the available working space

Example

I see the tea caddies have lemmed again

Origin

From the mythical behaviour of lemmings

Collector

Mark – 2026
Mark Iliff – owner

Submitted: 24/10/2026 by Mark

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