Wordwizard

It is not an expression that I have ever heard.

Not here Steven.

Glorious story Tony.

When I was a kid, "coloured" covered a multitude, and did it effectively,
In the same way that "blonde" or"bald did.

They look like pizzas to me not pies but I could be wrong.

For what it is worth, I agree with you Tony.
I wouldn't allow "monkey" and "monkeys" either.

Thank you Erik. I think my colleague has done me a favour.

I was at a political meeting last night. One of the speakers gave us a word, which he said was Catalan, to describe the army of volunteers that is required to do almost anything these days. A group of volunteers - The VOLUNTEERIAT. I think it is brilliant.

It has stopped raining.

I wouldn't use either, and would raise my eyebrows if anyone said it to me.

I would say, "temporary"!
It certainly wouldn't last long.

Possibly. conceivably, maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, likely, probably, certainly, doubtless, sure, surely, undoubtedly, assumably, presumably, presumably, supposedly, supposedly.

These explain it a bit.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/H ... -of-Wales/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Plaid_Cymru

He was hoist by his own petard is fine.
I have never heard "He got blown up by his own bomb" used as a colloquialism.

We are not all Labour Tony. Some of us ride a Red Dragon waving a yellow poppy.