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Groan: An expression of appreciation for the horrible.

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Suntan: A pigment of your imagination.

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Cat: A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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No Exit: A sign indicating the most convenient way out of a building.

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Antibody: Against everyone.

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Prophylactic: A rubber check.

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Creativity: The sudden cessation of stupidity.

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Statesman: A politician who is held upright by equal pressure from all directions.

Definitions Politicians

Riot: A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Psychology: The science that tells you what you already know in words you can’t understand.

Definitions Science/Weather

Birthday: Anniversary of one’s birth, observed only by men and children.

Age Definitions

Definition of a Jewish nymphomaniac: A woman who will make love the same day she has her hair done.

(1946 – ) British actress, columnist & comedian
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Claustrophobia: The fear of Santa Claus.

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Teenagers: People who get hungry again before the dishes are even washed.

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Tact: The ability to arrive at conclusions without expressing them.

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Advertising: The rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 50) English author & journalist
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Adolescence: A period in which children begin to question the answers.

Age Definitions

Youth: A good substitute for experience.

Age Definitions Young

Husband: Someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.

Definitions Husbands Marriage

Home: The place where you can scratch any place you itch.

Definitions Places

Morality: An instinctive sense of right and wrong that tells some people how everyone else should behave.

Beliefs Definitions Honesty