Bedfordshire

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbÉ›d.fÉ™d.ʃə(ɹ)/

Full definition of Bedfordshire

Proper noun

1. A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
2. (British, slang) Bed.
• 1993, Tom Wakefield, War PaintI'll be up to Bedfordshire if you two don't mind. I'm on early shift in the morning so I'll have to be up and out by five.
• 1998, Mary Sheepshanks, A Price for EverythingNow come along young lady, up to Bedfordshire.

Usage notes

The slang sense is used only for bed in its uncountable sense of a place to sleep, never to refer to an individual piece of furniture.

Derived terms

• Bedfordshire clanger