gambling n. A painless method for the surgical separation of a fool and his money.
| One boob may die, but deathless is The royal race of hicks-- When Ahab went to Ascalon They sold him gilded bricks. |
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| --Don Marquis, "Boob Ballad" | |
gay adj. Formerly, an adjective that could with impunity be applied to anyone, but which must now be used with extreme circumspection because it imputes certain behavioral characteristics about the nature of which most people profess to be blissfully ignorant.
| Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la la... |
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| --Christmas carol, "Deck the Hall" | |
golf n. A three-and-a-half-mile stroll with occasional interruptions for digging small holes in the earth by hitting it with a stick in the approximate vicinity of a small ball used as an aiming device.
green adj. Formerly, an adjective whose referent was of a color like that of emerald or grass. Presently, a marketing term whose referent is usually a corporation that has twigged to the fact that people will pay unconscionable sums of money for any product labeled "recycled."
groom n. The anonymous half of a bridal couple, suborned into providing a dark-colored backdrop against which the bride's finery will appear the more impressive.