Cleckhuddersfax

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Cleckheaton +‎ Huddersfield +‎ Halifax.

Proper noun[edit]

Cleckhuddersfax

  1. (UK, humorous) An urban area of West Yorkshire that encompasses Cleckheaton, Huddersfield, and Halifax.
    • 1998, The Solicitors' Journal, volume 142:
      Picture the scene, if you can, at Josiah Arkwright's Shoddy Manufactury in Cleckhuddersfax. Josiah's only involvement with Brussels is to eat the green things on his plate at Christmas.