We Brits are a creative brunch with a peculiar sense of humour. Remember Boaty McBoatface?
So it should be no surprise that we have all sorts of inventive names for everyday objects. Some vary from region to region (think bread roll, cob, bun, barm cake), whereas others are more uniform, albeit unrecognisable from their international counterparts (i.e. UK chips vs US crisps).
But one term we may never agree on is the correct name for 'TV remote'. Keen to discover the range of unusual nicknames for the humble household item, radio presenter Roman Kemp asked his followers to share their answers, and it turns out there are quite a few.
