NEW OXFORD DICTIONARY - Do Update Yours

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by infogle, May 20, 2008.

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    Please update your dictionary Definitions.

    Divorce: Future tense of marriage

    Cigarette: A pinch of Tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other end.

    Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through “the minds of either”.

    Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.

    Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens, and Everybody disagrees later on.

    Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.

    Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by Feminine water power.

    Dictionary: A place where success comes before work.

    Classic: A book which people praise, but do not read.

    Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.

    Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.

    Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.

    Etc: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.

    Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually, and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.

    Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.

    Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.

    Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.

    Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

    Opportunist: A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river.

    Optimist: A person who while falling from Eiffel Tower says in midway “ See I am not injured yet”.

    Miser: A person who lives poor so that he can die rich.

    Father: A banker provided by nature.

    Criminal: A guy no different from the rest…. except that he is caught.

    Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.

    Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

    Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you with his bills.

    Hope you like it :D
     
    infogle, May 20, 2008 IP