Dictionary with a Touch of Humor

(enjoying words with special points of view, sometimes humorous, and which are not found in a "regular" dictionary)


money mad
Lexicomedy: When we look at what's happening to our money, we get mad.
mosquito
A skin diver.
narcotics
Dope for dopes (aka idiots).
nasal irrigation
A method for diminishing nasal irritation.

Nasal irrigation is a procedure that uses a saline (salt) solution to cleanse the nasal passages by forcing a solution of salty water into the nose to clean out the sinuses.

neurotic
In a clash by oneself.
nightmare
Pillow fright.
oboe
An English tramp, a hobo.
ogling
Gender gape.
opinion polls (lexicomedy)
Knowing what people are undecided about.
paradox
1. Two doctors, pair of docs.
2. Where one ties two boats, pair of docks.
pasteurise
Too far to see, past your eyes.
pie
A clown's ultimate comedy thrust.
political-public speaking
Comedic Definition: All in a dais work.
pottery store
Feats of clay.
practical joker
Jest pest.

Dictionary information. Dictionary sources of information:

Dictionaries and Lexicons, Part One;
Dictionaries and Lexicons, Part Two.


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