Subject: Definitions (Page 17)

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Garden: Something that dies if you don’t water it, and rots if you do.

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Birth: The first and dirtiest of all disasters. 

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Definitions Situations

Desire: The thing that is so often nipped in the budget.

Definitions Emotions

Leftovers: Repast history.

Definitions Food/Drink

Boss: A person who comes early to see who comes late.

Definitions Work

Democracy: A small hard core of common agreement, surrounded by a rich variety of individual difference.

Definitions Democracy Government

Faith: Not wanting to know what is true.

(1844 – 1900) German philosopher
Beliefs Definitions

Bookie: A pickpocket who lets you use your own hands.

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Beauty parlor: A place where women curl up and dye.

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Yodeling: Slope opera.

Definitions Wordplay

Major: Area of study that no longer interests you.

Definitions Education Learning

Diagnosis: A physician’s forecast of the disease by the patient’s pulse and purse.

Definitions Health

Manicurist: A girl who makes money hand over fist.

Definitions Occupations Work

Bore: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Communication Definitions Individuals Language

Epigram: A half-truth so stated to irritate the person who believes the other half.

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Courtship: A period during which a girl decides whether or not she can do better.

Definitions Relationships

Engagement: The time a girl takes until she finds out if she can do any better.

Definitions Relationships

Racehorse: A barn athlete.

Animals Definitions Wordplay

Keepsake: Something given us by someone we’ve forgotten.

Definitions Things

Upgraded: Didn't work the first time.

Definitions Situations

Banker: A pawn broker with a manicure.

Definitions Occupations Work