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ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of...
ADMIRATION, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
ACHIEVEMENT, n. The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
Source: The Devil's...
ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
ADMONITION, n. Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe. Friendly warning.
Source: The...
ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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ALONE, adj. In bad company.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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AFFIANCED, pp. Fitted with an ankle-ring for the ball-and-chain.
Source: The...
AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world.
ADORE, v.t. To venerate expectantly.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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ADOLESCENCE The stage between puberty and adultery.
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ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
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AIM, n. The task we set our wishes to.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to...
AGITATOR, n. A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors -- to dislodge the...
ADVICE, n. The smallest current coin.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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APPETITE, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor...
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each...
APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offence.
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APOSTATE, n. A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has long been dead,...