COUNTDOWN’S Susie Dent left fans in stitches with her VERY pointed word of the day as she’s crowned “queen of shady insults”.
The 56-year-old appears to have thrown shade at health secretary Matt Hancock after he tried to dodge the question of why he voted against Free School Meals during a debate on GMB yesterday morning.
Susie Dent was praised by Twitter for her witty word of the day yesterdayCredit: Channel 4
The lexicographer regularly tweets out her word of the day to her 674.7K followers, and this time it looks like her most recent was aimed at the UK government’s view on helping those families in need.
People have been left gobsmacked by the pictures online of “scandalously inadequate” food parcels sent to families who are eligible to Free School Meals during lockdown.
And after much backlash and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford campaigning the importance of them, Free Schools Meals vouchers have been reintroduced from Monday.
But yesterday morning host Piers Morgan decided to hammer down on the secretary and asked if he regretted his choice of not backing it in the first place, and he simply just avoided the question.
Susie posted a very indrect tweet yesterday afternoonCredit: Twitter
Susie has appeared in Dictionary Corner on Channel 4’s Countdown for 27 years Credit: Getty – Contributor
Matt Hancock tried to worm his way out of a debate about why he voted against free school meals with Piers Morgan on GMBCredit: Reuters
Susie later took to her social media and posted a very indirect tweet, which said: “Word of the day is ‘circumlocutionist’: one who consistently speaks in a roundabout way in order to avoid addressing a question directly.”
And while many where left wondering who she was referring to, a huge proportion thought the word was influenced by Matt Hancock’s appearance on the breakfast show.
One wrote: “I think it’s Hancock and his answer to ‘do you regret voting against food provisions for school children’”.
A second questioned: “Is the question @MattHancock Susie?”
A third chimed in: “Also a Hancocky word. (Not sure this works as well).”
Meanwhile others praised her for her choice of word, with some dubbing her the “Minister for Shade”.
One said: “I’ve just discovered @susie_dent ‘s Word of the Day tweets and that’s the best scrolling I’ve done for a while.”
A second said: “Everyone is in love with Susie Dent, yes? Not just me?”
A third joked: “Have a thing for susie dent me.”
A fourth said: “As always @susie_dent has her finger on the nation’s pulse and pinpoints what many are thinking, but we just can’t articulate it with the single word flair that she can!#WordOfTheDay#WordPerfect.”
A fifth chimed in: “Hands up if you love Susie Dent.”
