JUNE Ozzy Osbourne: "the Brummie bat-biter" Julianne Moore: "the copper-coifed star" Jimmy Buffett: "the Hawaiian shirt-wearing, parrot-toting advocate of lying in a hammock and relaxing" Jimmy Choo: "the cordwainer to the stars" Bell: "the campanological instrument"

MAY Octopus: "the super-intelligent eight-limbed super-mollusc" Large Hadron Collider: "the multibillion-euro atom smasher" Greggs sausage roll: "the pastry-cloaked meat cylinder" M&S: "the broccoli-to-bras emporium" Kylie: "the pint-sized purveyor of pink prosecco"

APRIL Paddington: "the marmalade sandwich-loving Peruvian" Ed Sheeran: "the terracotta-topped troubadour" Toothpaste and shower gel: "the bathroom regulars" Hooters: "the global norks 'n' forks eateries" Sex toy: "the explicit gadget"

MARCH Eggs: "the fragile, messy, remarkable ovals" Pancakes: "the buttery breakfast dish" Cornish pasties: "the traditional West Country scoffs" Woolly mammoth: "the prehistoric pachyderm" Terminator: "the cybernetic android"

FEBRUARY Punxsutawney Phil: "the furry forecaster", "the prognosticating woodchuck" Mary Poppins: "the indefatigable nanny" Bridget Jones: "the avid diary keeper" Wallace and Gromit: "the cheese-loving inventor and his loyal dog"

🎉 Here's a selection of our favourite second mentions from this year 🎉 JANUARY Egyptian geese: "the handsome honksters" Bluefin tuna: "the warm-blooded aquatic torpedoes" Ghost slugs: "the worm-sucking molluscs" 5m long anaconda: "the girthy reptile"

Valerie, the “beloved chipolata” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... @secondmentions.bsky.social

I'm not usually into books based on twitter accounts but the compact banana-decorated volume from @secondmentions.bsky.social is delightful

To celebrate New Years Eve? The end-of-year frivolities.

Tomorrow we'll be doing a round-up of our favourite second mentions of the year... Send us any you'd like to be featured!

"The glittering safe-haven asset" @secondmentions.bsky.social

From today's @nytimes.com crossword

“Gaudí hadn’t really ever built anything, but when the ginger architect turned up, he fitted the bill” @secondmentions.bsky.social

The ‘Running up that hill’ artist @secondmentions.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

"the popular purple yam" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...

There’s a book!

rip @secondmentions.bsky.social 😢

@secondmentions.bsky.social "the exotic offcasts"

@secondmentions.bsky.social The Huge Embroidery

@secondmentions.bsky.social the famous fish

@secondmentions.bsky.social "foamy shot"

🎁 Day 25 🎁 Wishing all of our followers a merry Christmas, or... 🎄 Joyful Yuletide ⛄ Felicitous festivities 🎁 Non-stressful Noël

Soppy old cloth cat!

‘the Central-European Christmas course’ Thanks for the brain-stretching diversion this has offered in a busy month! Assuming this is the last one, I do hope I’ve been playing correctly: thinking up my own second mentions rather than reporting ones I’ve read. If not, oops!

I spotted ‘chunky pond dweller’ yesterday and nearly sent it to you. No need! You’ve got it. A Felicitous Noel to you too.

🎁 Day 24 🎁 Merry Christmas to those celebrating with Christmas carp this evening, or.. 🐟 The fishy centerpiece 🐟 The classic meat-free festive meal 🐟 The chunky pond-dweller

Some fine @secondmentions.bsky.social to chew over here, including: "The large, semi-aquatic rodents." And "nature’s great engineers." ❤️🦫 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How about a ‘classic chocolate-bar collection‘?

The infamous latex puppet @secondmentions.bsky.social

🎁 Day 23 🎁 What will you get in your Christmas stocking this year...? 🍊 The segmented fruit 🧦 The soft under-footwear 🔥 A chunk of the carbonic combustible

Haha, that’s a hell of a second mention! @secondmentions.bsky.social

Had to do some research for these: 'the aureate offering' 'the scented solidified sap' and 'the aromatic embalming essence'

@secondmentions.bsky.social "The brightly illuminated attraction" "The famous piazza"

🎁 Day 22 🎁 Today it's the gifts of the three wise men... 🎁 Gold - the yellow metal 🎁 Frankincense - the famously aromatic resin 🎁 Myrrh - the sticky fragrant substance

‘the stratified seasonal sweet’

🎁 Day 21 🎁 Who's having a trifle this year, or... 🥄 The layered delight 🥄 The show-stopping centrepiece 🥄 The classic jelly, cream and custard combo

Wonderful @secondmentions.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Paging @secondmentions.bsky.social for 'the runaway ruminant mammal': www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A seasonal offering for @secondmentions.bsky.social: Brussels sprouts = "the divisive festive vegetable" from the @financialtimes.com

‘the chocolate-coated cylindrical cake’

🎁 Day 20 🎁 Today is all about Yule log, or... 🪵 The classic chocolate-covered confection 🪵 The Christmassy Swiss rolls 🪵 The woody wonders

"The 'Elizabeth Taylor' singer and The 1975 frontman" pagesix.com/2025/12/19/e...

‘the combustible Christmas comestible’

🎁 Day 19 🎁 Today it's Christmas pudding! Or... 😛 The once-a-year festive treat 😋 The dense, fruit-packed confection 🤤 The traditional Christmas dinner denouement

Panettone: "Italian puffy fruit breads" www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...

The grim reaper: "the old skeletal scythe" www.thesun.co.uk/news/3766494...

🎁 Day 18 🎁 Things we've seen with "the festive snack" as a second mention 🌟 Mince pie 🌟 Turkey sandwich 🌟 3.5kg Christmas ham (admittedly, this was "the giant festive snack")

"Striped insects" @secondmentions.bsky.social

❄️ It's that time of year again... ❄️ "The white stuff" www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...