Dictionary with a Touch of Humor

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


procrastinate (lexicomedy)
A fault that most people put off trying to correct.
propaganda
A gentlemanly goose, proper gander.
public opinion poll
Nonsensus of opinion.
rest period
Niche of time.
saplings
Babes in the woods.
scarecrow
Crop cop.
scintillate
Lexicomedy definition: Carousing all night ("sin till late").
secret (lexicomedy)
Something told to one person at a time.
set to go
1. Infants: Wet set.
2. Neurotics: Fret set.
3. Racing fans: Bet set.
4. Old soldiers: Vet set.
5. Tennis fans: Net set.
6. Ultra rich: Jet set.
7. Opera fans: Met set.
8. Most of us: Debt set.
shoeshine parlor
Bootician.
sleepwalk
Promenod.
Social Security check
Month-to-month resuscitation.
tact
The art of making guests feel at home even when you wish they were.
today
The tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
tomorrow
One of today's greatest labor-saving devices.

Dictionary information. Dictionary sources of information:

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


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