Definitions in Deviant and Comical Format(lexicomedy, linguicomedy, or a chuckleglossary consisting of definitions which are markedly different from the accepted dictionary norm)Just as biology and chemistry join in biochemistry to reveal new unifying processes, so language and humor join in linguicomedy to reveal unexpected similarities. a
1. A letter that's always written in haste.
2. The alpha of the alphabet. 3. Something present in each day, yet absent from every morning, noon, and night. acquaintance
A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
adult
1. A person who has stopped growing except in the middle.
2. Someone who has stopped growing vertically and now has a tendency to grow horizontally. advertising
The science of influencing the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.
advice
1. Talking to someone whose mind is already made up.
2. A drug in the market in which the supply always exceeds the demand. bargain
Something you cannot use at a price you cannot resist.
bore
Anyone who is here today and here tomorrow.
career girl
Someone who prefers plots and plans to pots and pans.
circle
A round straight line with a hole in it.
conceit
A form of I-strain.
consistency
That which makes it necessary to tell a second lie.
failure
1. The path of least persistence.
2. A man who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience. farmer
A man who works from daybreak to backbreak.
gold-digger
A girl who breaks dates by going out with them.
howling success
The baby who gets picked up at 2 A.M.
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