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FLAG, n. A...

FLAG, n. A...

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as...

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FUTURE, n. That...

FUTURE, n. That...

FUTURE, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true, and our happiness is...

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HARMONISTS, n. A...

HARMONISTS, n. A...

HARMONISTS, n. A sect of Protestants, now extinct, who came from Europe in the beginning of the last century and were...

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HISTORY, n. An...

HISTORY, n. An...

HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves,...

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HARBOR, n. A...

HARBOR, n. A...

HARBOR, n. A place where ships taking shelter from storms are exposed to the fury of...

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JEWS-HARP, n. An...

JEWS-HARP, n. An...

JEWS-HARP, n. An unmusical instrument, played by holding it fast with the teeth and trying to brush it away with the...

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INSURRECTION, n. An...

INSURRECTION, n. An...

INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad...

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LAST, n. A...

LAST, n. A...

LAST, n. A shoemaker's implement, named by a frowning Providence as opportunity to the maker of...

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ITCH, n. The...

ITCH, n. The...

ITCH, n. The patriotism of a Scotchman.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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LIFE, n. A...

LIFE, n. A...

LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost...

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LIVER, n. A...

LIVER, n. A...

LIVER, n. A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. The liver is heaven's best gift to the...

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MAGIC, n. An...

MAGIC, n. An...

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the...

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LODGER, n. A...

LODGER, n. A...

LODGER, n. A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and...

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LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted...

LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted...

LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.

Source: The...

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LOGIC, n. The...

LOGIC, n. The...

LOGIC, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human...

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MALE, n. A...

MALE, n. A...

MALE, n. A member of the unconsidered, or negligible sex. The male of the human race is commonly known (to the female)...

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MEDAL, n. A...

MEDAL, n. A...

MEDAL, n. A small metal disk given as a reward for virtues, attainments or services more or less...

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MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n....

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n....

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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MAGNITUDE, n. Size...

MAGNITUDE, n. Size...

MAGNITUDE, n. Size [that is] purely relative. If everything in the universe were increased 1,000 diameters nothing...

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MOUTH, n. In...

MOUTH, n. In...

MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.

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