London particular

noun

A spell of smog over the city of London, England.

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Meanings

nounLondon particular (countable and uncountable, plural London particulars)

plural London particulars

  1. UKcountabledateduncountableA spell of smog over the city of London, England.
  2. UKcountabledateduncountableA thick pea-and-ham soup.

Origin

Applied to the soup in a reversal of the idiom pea-soup fog.

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APA

London particular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20particular

MLA

“London particular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20particular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “London particular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/London%20particular.

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