STRATAGEM, n.
A precious stone recovered from one of several layers in the rock.
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HIPPOCAMPUS, n.
Where hippopotamuses attend university.
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AIR FRIAR, n. A flying monk.
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CONDOR, n.
A person who lives in a condo. CALIFORNIA CONDOR, a person who has spread their wings and purchased a condo in California.
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CRYILLIC, n. The alphabet used in Yakutsk. (Shortened form of "cryocyrillic.")
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PROTHONOTARY, n. The guy whose stamp attests that all three quarks signed the document and are legally a proton. (Spelling note: the extra h is because medieval Latin was just fucking weird.)
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Time Perkins is an old-fashioned automatic coffee pot.
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A snickerdoodle is a quick drawing that makes you laugh quietly.
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SUDOKU, imp.
When you want your commands to be treated as if they came from Kindle Unlimited.
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POKÉMON, n.
A Jamaican guy who makes poké bowls.
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COCAINE, n.
Either of two walking sticks used simultaneously by a person with a mobility limitation.
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PRIX FIXE, n. A morning meal consisting of several courses at a total fixed price.
SUPH FIXE, n. An evening meal consisting of several courses at a total fixed price.
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PIKACHU, v.
What I do when you're hot, but I don't want to get caught looking.
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ANTIMONY, n. Fanatical opposition to a certain old Tommy James and the Shondells song (covered by Billy Idol and many others).
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GLASWEGIAN, n. A rubber-bladed device used to scrape water and soap from a window after cleaning it.
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PROBIOTIC, adj. Of or pertaining to a mental state resulting from being a probationary member of a team. PROBIOSIS, n.
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KAMIKAZI, n, sing. and pl. Cloned, tape-trained comedian(s).
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antinomianism (n): hatred of gnomes
binomial (adj): two gnomes
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B'DUM TISS, interj. From Hebrew via Yiddish, lit. "[that is a] terrible joke." Compare BADUMPTIS, a person who tells terrible jokes.
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FANDOM, n. One who is cooled by breezes generated by the actions of a fansub.
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INTERPOLATE, v.t.
Report, or offer to report, to the International Criminal Police Organization. INTERPOLATION, n.
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