Litnet's version of Devil's dictionary

Delectable - prone to or permissive of a reversal of the process of lecting (see lect)


matricular

matricular- 'pertaining to the Matrix'. see 'matricular awareness': A type of kinaesthetic awareness developed by Keanu Reeves in the process of filming a famous science fiction film, that allows him to dodge bullets by detaching the lower part of his spine.


Fossilization

Fossilization - the ultimate end of an ardent fossicker

Emergency

Emergency- The state when a baby's head has come out but they are not really fully out and involved in the world.

Furnishings

Furnishings - A very hot town north of the equator where a doctors chief business is the treatment of shingles.

Righteous

Righteous- An adjective often used to describe 'dude' in the 1980s, which is becoming less popular over time.

Toaster

Toaster Invention of the Devil designed to either fail to toast bread or else burn it, with no stops in between

Flattery

Quote:

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

brainstorm - rather quaint Thirties word overused as a newly-fashionable verb by inept middle managers.

"I want you, me, Simon and Tamsin to get together round a piece of wood and brainstorm this re-implementation issue."

Translation: "I have no f*****g idea what to do, but if I get other people talking about it, something might come up that I can steal."

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Har! Chuckle!

Flattery: Praise given by other people to someone you don't like.


Ornithology

Ornithology: Study of ornaments.


Mature student

Mature Student: One who undertakes study for some reason other than simply wanting to avoid getting a job. Not, incidentally, that the avoidance of getting a job is not a perfectly good reason for studying. It's the one that applies to 98% of university students, and quite right too.


Slang

Slang The second language usually spoken by people everywhere

Cash

Cash: An illusion upon which we have built our world - so long as we believe in it, it endures, but when we stop believing, everything starts to fall down. A perfect example of a human constant: only that which is invisible, intangible and unreal is suitable for us to live our lives by.

Monotony:

Monotony Doing the same experiment over and over and expecting a different result

Evolution

Evolution - a collective term used for the sequence of really unfortunate events which turned really cheerful chimpanzees into really miserable humans

edited- on the basis of a much appreciated advice:-D

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