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The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the2 V8 g/ Y. { [! z; X1 h! U: k
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*Divorce:
- T" g* M# y/ b# w*Future tense of marriage*
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5 d1 B& \0 {) fCigarette:
5 T% P3 L' Z- n6 F" b' e*A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire+ G3 {) @$ G. Y! Q
at one end and a fool on the other. *
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Lecture:/ o! l4 F* c+ \* x
*An art of transferring information from the( O( O6 K/ t7 f) H6 c
notes of the lecturer to the notes of the
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Compromise:
6 K9 s" H* ?* v r) ^*The art of dividing a cake in such a way that7 X/ g0 H0 U1 K- a2 S" A; G
everybody believes he got the biggest piece.*! q1 [) H- x9 k( f- u/ U. {& t
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Tears:
5 V$ c% y" w- t% D4 v( m! {*The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power3 @. J3 j* B; K/ }! b" D. e
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*A place where success comes before work.* x; c9 O: u9 Y' f" P. S
0 K' E U( R4 U n- z iConference Room:
. f! T. B' @- _- G$ L$ D*A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
# O; a) r" u- K+ \ O# v* qand everybody disagrees later on.*
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Classic:/ V7 U" h5 a8 Y4 D3 ? O# `
*A book which people praise, but do not read.*3 e! a# e6 {& P# O$ b6 l( o6 g
' [# S: A9 V/ P( n+ |9 G( Q: g/ [/ hSmile:0 y1 x7 ?9 O7 E
*A curve that can set a lot of things straight.*5 O1 K( U) x) A3 y% R0 S3 v$ m
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Office:% U3 l# Y1 Y, M
*A place where you can relax after your strenuous home! [$ g, D2 H3 u0 J
life.*
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Yawn:; S, a. Y" a6 B* t
*The only time some married men ever get to open their4 r2 A6 u9 V5 A
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Etc:
8 Q- `! g9 o4 k1 ^+ t*A sign to make others believe that you know more than
% O- r3 g% \+ g4 ^ y8 ~. f, Ayou actually do.*
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Committee:
, h: l5 N) V* \5 F, ?*Individuals who can do nothing individually and
) ~) y0 e% {$ lsit to decide that nothing can be done together.*) \. L: ?4 N( r# y
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Experience:
) p* B$ ?) d, `5 `- Q3 K) ~8 a*The name men give to their mistakes.*5 t: J) R' I" A& X% b
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*An invention to end all inventions.*2 z' A% N/ S# C3 A% j
+ p( O7 Q3 Q& \. M. M- wPhilosopher:
0 y% @& ^ @1 J, M4 n4 O*A fool who torments himself during life, to be7 J! N( h$ S, m ?4 a
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Diplomat:
" y4 F: B4 r' Q' j*A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way
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*A person who starts taking a bath if he accidentally t1 ]! `( }7 {# V. G, v- z- d r
falls into a river.*4 ?% V0 C0 ]! L- t7 Q
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Optimist:
$ b3 q8 T( m# [) N8 r. n$ J; C5 k*A person who while falling from Eiffel tower says in
& `( i% X$ S+ d8 e+ p& Z Gmidway 'See I am not injured yet!!' *' |: y6 G, |6 N/ f7 z+ L
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Miser:
/ o4 i" i; ?$ ?' x7 N*A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.*
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0 i, h* J6 y. F$ ZFather:
$ x- Y X" q0 p- a3 F+ ~*A banker provided by nature.*
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3 x* d, M. x P, B4 RCriminal:( [/ C3 }) z- j- s
*A guy no different from the rest...except that he got& [9 I3 @& S( T( b
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" j/ L+ q _" H3 RPolitician:
% c" |& {1 y1 B4 _8 u% ^# d8 Z*One who shakes your hand before elections and your. h8 P+ _6 ^% g/ T9 x- @ `
confidence after.*+ i6 J( y4 Z, C6 q, \* A; n6 n# f( A) @9 L
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% I4 P3 Y% z; ^6 D- \% G! aDoctor:
; C n, d0 V! [*A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills
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Boss:/ h, J, c/ A2 s" j) [6 u; w
*Someone who is early when you are late and late$ r! `9 f" d6 Z2 O% B, a. W
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