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The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the following words

 

 

 

Divorce

 

Future tense of marriage

 

 

 

Cigarette

 

A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the

other

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Committee

 

Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that

nothing can be done together

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Etc

 

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

 

 

 

 

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 got 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

 

 

 

 

 

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