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