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Absentee: A missing golfing peg.

Definitions Golf Sports

War is hell on wheels.

Mixed metaphors

Clever Woman: One who knows how to give a man her own way.

Definitions

It was not the apple on the tree but the pair on the ground that caused the trouble in the garden.

Beliefs People Religion Sex

“I like ragged margins,” said Tom without justification.

Tom Swifties

Tomorrow: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

Definitions Future Time

That will round out the triangle.

Mixed metaphors

Editor: The fellow who makes a long story short.

Communication Definitions Reading/Writing

So windy he could blow up an onion sack.

Communication Exaggerations Expressions Speech

Businessman: One who could have made more money with less trouble in an easier line.

Definitions Occupations

Bore: A person who has nothing to say and says it.

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Babysitter: One who accepts hush money.

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Bachelor: A man who can get out of bed from either side.

Definitions Marriage Men People

Necking: A passion fancy.

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Tact: The art of knowing how far one may go too far.

Communication Definitions

Which way are the tea leaves blowing?

Mixed metaphors

The shit’s gonna hit the stick.

Mixed metaphors

Diaper: A bum wrap.

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Slander: To lie, or tell the truth, about someone.

Communication Definitions

Farmer: The only man who can lose money every year, live well, educate his children, and then die rich.

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Orthodox: Bone doctors.

Definitions Doctors