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ETHNOLOGY, N. The Science That Treats Of The Various Tribes Of Man, As Robbers, Thieves, Swindlers, Dunces, Lunatics, Idiots And Ethnologists.
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ETHNOLOGY, n. The science that treats of the various tribes of Man,
as robbers, thieves, swindlers, dunces, lunatics, idiots and
ethnologists.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
VITUPERATION, n. Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits.
The Lunarians have been described by Lucian, Locke and other observers, but without much agreement....
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Alliance, n.: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...