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MAMMON, n. The...

MAMMON, n. The...

MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New...

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MAYONNAISE, n. One...

MAYONNAISE, n. One...

MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

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MEEKNESS, n. Uncommon...

MEEKNESS, n. Uncommon...

MEEKNESS, n. Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

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MOUSQUETAIRE, n. A...

MOUSQUETAIRE, n. A...

MOUSQUETAIRE, n. A long glove covering a part of the arm. Worn in New Jersey. But mousquetaire is a might poor way to...

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NEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining...

NEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining...

NEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall...

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NON-COMBATANT, n. A...

NON-COMBATANT, n. A...

NON-COMBATANT, n. A dead Quaker.

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

PANTALOONS, n. A...

PANTALOONS, n. A nether habiliment of the adult civilized male. The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at...

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PHOTOGRAPH, n. A...

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A...

PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an...

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PLEONASM, n. An...

PLEONASM, n. An...

PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.

Source: The Devil's...

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PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking...

PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking...

PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place...

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PIG, n. An...

PIG, n. An...

PIG, n. An animal (Porcus omnivorus) closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite,...

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PRESIDE, v. To...

PRESIDE, v. To...

PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical...

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PRICE, n. Value,...

PRICE, n. Value,...

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding...

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PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An...

PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An...

PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An unnoted factor in creation.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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REALITY, n. The...

REALITY, n. The...

REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The...

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PREJUDICE, n. A...

PREJUDICE, n. A...

PREJUDICE, n. A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

Source: The...

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RATTLESNAKE, n. Our...

RATTLESNAKE, n. Our...

RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, Homo ventrambulans.

Source: The Devil's...

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REDUNDANT, adj. Superfluous;...

REDUNDANT, adj. Superfluous;...

REDUNDANT, adj. Superfluous; needless; de trop.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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REVERENCE, n. The...

REVERENCE, n. The...

REVERENCE, n. The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

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RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A...

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A...

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the...

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