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After-Dinner Speaker: A fellow who rises to the occasion – and then stands too long.

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Bull Market: A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius.

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Clichés: Fixtures of speech.

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Dieting: The penalty for exceeding the feed limit.

Definitions Food/Drink

Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark.

Appearance Body Definitions

Delegate-At-Large: A man at a convention whose wife didn’t accompany him.

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Travel Brochure: A trip teaser.

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Dandruff: Chips off the old block.

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Selfish: Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Courage: Fear in action.

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Misnomer: The right name for the wrong word.

Communication Definitions Language

Cheerfulness: The art of concealing your true feelings.

Definitions Emotions Happiness

Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
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Perfume: Any smell that is used to drown a worse one.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist
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Ice Fishing: Winter fishing method in which anglers use a variety of specialized equipment to catch colds.

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Middle Age: A time of life when winking at a girl is closing one eye to reality.

Age Definitions

Hot Pants: Breeches of promise.

Appearance Clothing Definitions

Donuts: The only non-negotiable element to a successful meeting.

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Tolerance: That uncomfortable feeling that the other fellow might be right after all.

Beliefs Characteristics Definitions

Marriage: The mourning after the knot before.

Definitions Marriage

Psychiatrist: A head coach.

Definitions Doctors Health