Mornington Crescent

English

Etymology

Coined in 1978 on the BBC Radio 4 programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, after the London Underground station.

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Proper noun

Mornington Crescent

  1. A fictional game of complicated strategy in which players move around a map of the London Underground.
  2. A street in London (named after the Earl of Mornington) after which the tube station was named.

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