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Saturday, February 19, 2022

Definitions, slightly tilted

  • aftermath, noun. The next class after algebra class.
  • amirite, interjection. A question/comment used to invite agreement or to assert that one’s previous statement is correct.
  • amscray, verb. To depart quickly while speaking Pig Latin.
  • apologestics, noun. Of or relating to bodily movements, gestures, or gyrations used when making a systematic argumentation or discourse in defense of Christianity.
  • bureaucracy, noun. Defense of the status quo long after the quo has lost its status. (Laurence J. Peter)
  • children, noun. Those who identify as being in a group whose age assigned at birth is zero.
  • Conservative, noun. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with other evils. (Ambrose Bierce)
  • diet soda, noun. The drink you buy at a convenience store to go with two large Milky Way bars.
  • disinformation, noun. Information I don’t like.
  • fibula, noun. A small lie.
  • fishing, noun. A Jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end.
  • hair dresser, noun. A magician who creates a hair style that can never be duplicated.
  • immediate, verb. To refrain from mediating.
  • Liberal, noun. A statesman who is enamored with creating new evils, as distinguished from the Conservative who wishes to keep the  existing evils. (via Ambrose Bierce)
  • M.E.D.I.A., noun. Most Efficient Deceiver in America.
  • Obsessive Objection Disorder, noun. tilting at windmills; finding imaginary enemies or complaints. 
  • oxymoron, noun. A person who is as dumb as an ox.
  • Playdoh, name. A famous Greek philosopher who invented a famous pliable, putty-like children’s toy.
  • politics, noun. ‘Poli’ a Latin word meaning ‘many’ and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures’. (Robin Williams)
  • ramshackle, noun. Chains for a male sheep.
  • sarchasm, noun. The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the reader who doesn’t get it.
  • scholars hip, noun. A large callus caused by sitting for extended time reading research.
  • sin, noun. A short word with a long sentence.
  • too kooky, noun. In debate, a retort charging an adversary or his argument with being too crazy to acknowledge (Latin, tu quoque).
  • Washingtonian gaffe, noun. Accidentally telling the truth.
[Most from anonymous sources]

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