Ambrose Bierce

SYLPH, n. An...

SYLPH, n. An...

SYLPH, n. An immaterial but visible being that inhabited the air when the air was an element and before it was fatally...

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THEOSOPHY, n. An...

THEOSOPHY, n. An...

THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of...

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REVOLUTION, n. In...

REVOLUTION, n. In...

REVOLUTION, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. . . . the substitution of the rule of an...

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SATIETY, n. The...

SATIETY, n. The...

SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam.

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SATIRE, n. An...

SATIRE, n. An...

SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were...

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TALK, v.t. To...

TALK, v.t. To...

TALK, v.t. To commit an indiscretion without temptation, from an impulse without purpose.

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TRUTH, n. An...

TRUTH, n. An...

TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy,...

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RITE, n. A...

RITE, n. A...

RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity...

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SCRIBBLER, n. A...

SCRIBBLER, n. A...

SCRIBBLER, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.

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SCEPTER, n. A...

SCEPTER, n. A...

SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the...

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TELESCOPE, n. A...

TELESCOPE, n. A...

TELESCOPE, n. A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear, enabling distant...

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TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb...

TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb...

TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb and illiterate.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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SAUCE, n. The...

SAUCE, n. The...

SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people with no sauces has one thousand vices;...

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SEINE, n. A...

SEINE, n. A...

SEINE, n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made strong and coarse, but...

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SCRAP-BOOK, n. A...

SCRAP-BOOK, n. A...

SCRAP-BOOK, n. A book that is commonly edited by a fool. Many persons of some small distinction compile scrap-books...

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TRUCE, n. Friendship....

TRUCE, n. Friendship....

TRUCE, n. Friendship.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
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TZETZE (or TSETSE)...

TZETZE (or TSETSE)...

TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect (Glossina morsitans) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most...

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SCARABAEUS, n. The...

SCARABAEUS, n. The...

SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar tumble-bug. It was supposed to...

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SERIAL, n. A...

SERIAL, n. A...

SERIAL, n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through several issues of a newspaper or...

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SELFISH, adj. Devoid...

SELFISH, adj. Devoid...

SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

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