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Terse: Concise. Like this definition.
Interpret
Interpret: To translate into an understandable form. When one speaks through an interpreter, not knowing the language, you are at that person's mercy. Perhaps they say what you said, perhaps they said what they thought others would want to hear. I am positive this caused most of the Native American Wars here in the States.
Misconstrue:
Misconstrue: Miss Congeniality's clueless cousin
Wooly mammoth
Wooly Mammoth: An extinct elephant-like animal that may have inadvertently left enough DNA in specimens found in the ice to practice cloning them. When we finally do clone them, will they like the fact that their ancient, runt-like, pesky, hunting and gathering predator brought them back to life?
Unpack an Argument
Wooly mammoth: Elephant hippie stoned on grass that fell into the La Brea Tar Pits
Sorry!
Unpack an Argument: Rolling up the sleeves before a fight
Dishonest:
Dishonest: a prerequisite tendency for anyone in a position of authority, particularly politicians.
Wedlock
Wedlock: A prenuptial agreement.
Fathom
Fathom: to conceive; esp. for mermaids
Organic
Organic: A food or beverage label implying the product will cost more. Although most products benefit from the “organic” label, some products, like bottled water, are best without it.
Gluten-free
Gluten-free: A dietary cure for a disease nobody has.
Apple
Heh heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain Sparrow
Apple: The instrument of Adam's seduction by Eve at the behest of Steve Jobs
Fungus
Fungus: Extremely low class poor cousin of mushrooms
Funk:
Funk: A word describing something that’s bad, like a smell or a mood, but then, just when the definition appears to have stabilized and perhaps because the left brain crosses the right brain or the Sun moves from Pisces to Aries, it gets used to describe something good like rhythmic, funky music.
Vegan
Vegan: paternalistic oppressor of something vaguely resembling food
Aardvark
Aardvark: An African creature that has ears like a rabbit, a body like a pig and eats ants. Although there are many individuals in the species, so many that they are not considered endangered like just about everything else with an interesting name, the species appears to be the only one in its family. It makes you wonder what happened to the others. What is worse, the family appears to be the only one in its order. Hmmm.
Pasta
Pasta: a dish favored by those comfortable enough with their bodies to dine in the noodle
Hydra
Hydra: A nine-headed snake with Wolverine's healing powers
Hydrophobia:
Hydrophobia: Fear of water is one symptom of rabies. Once symptoms start, however, the disease is usually fatal even when the Milwaukee protocol is followed. That procedure tries to shut down the brain by putting the sufferer into a coma until the immune system can respond.
Peanuts
Peanuts: 1) For all y'all Southerners in America: "Goober Peas" 2) The cartoon featuring Snoopy 3) Little or no reward usually proceeded by "I work for -"
Slab:
Slab: 1) Large chunk of meat--i.e. Slab of Bacon 2) The cold tray in the mortuary where they put you after you clog your arteries by eating too much of number 1
Stiff:
Stiff: Something that goes on a mortuary slab.
Yinyang
yinyang - twin pandas who are both contrary and complementary.
Asinine
Asinine: The long practiced art of humans acting like an @ss Many people have excelled beyond all measure
Tacky:
Tacky: A feeling one gets on the fingers, because one can’t trust one’s eyes with their distance from reality, and so one reaches out and touches something that looks dry, but isn’t.
Clean
Clean: To a man a room is clean if there's nothing on the floor. To a woman clean means vacuum, dust, and put away stuff, getting rid of dust bunnies, and cobwebs, and maybe wiping down the wall. A man might adopt a dust bunny as a pet, and considers cobweb ambiance provided they don't contain live spiders. Yes his junk is strewn about the room but it's not on the floor and he knows where everything is. Clean sometimes causes divorce.
Stereotype:
Stereotype: Typical behavior associated with a group, which no member of the group feels applies to them individually.
absent-minded
Absent-minded - those who run away when the going gets tough.
eclipse
Eclipse: A form of magic: now you see it; now you don’t.
Divergence
Divergence: Departure from the norm. This definition is used by people who have a mistaken opinion that they know what the norm is, mainly anything that they personally believe.
Prejudice:
Prejudice: n. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Famously associated with Mr Darcy. Or is it Lizzy Bennet? Or maybe both.
Famous
Famous: A gift often given to those who are least deserving... but alas, the gift usually expires in fifteen minutes, or in nine days if one is lucky.
Female
Female: According to Sherlock Holmes the species that is more deadly than the male
Feminine:
Feminine: Possessing the arts and skills that make one deadlier than the male of the species.
Blasphemy
Blasphemy: Being a bit too sure of oneself, because, hey, you’ve been around the block and you don’t see the big guy anywhere.
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe: Glancing at a bill of any sort, a common cause of heart attack
Proof:
Proof: That annoying thing you are supposed to produce when you believe in God's existence.
Drama queen
Drama Queen: A human noise generator who believes the sky is falling and wants you to do something about it besides hoping the sky actually does fall on her.
Clutter
Anything you own which has to be moved in order to permit you to walk accross the room.
Geek:
Geek: While this was an insult during my high school years, it has become fashionably chic to be a tech-savvy nerd ex: Computer Geek, Gaming Geek:, Goth Geek:, etc.
Looser:
Looser: Beyond loose.
Loser: Someone your girlfriend hopes she did not pick for her boyfriend.
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