The Foolish Dictionary Words starting with D

DELEGATE : From Eng. dally, to loaf, and Fr. gate, spoiled. A spoiled loafer.
DEMAGOGUE : From Grk. demos, people, and Eng. gag. One who gags the people.
DEMOCRACY : A mysterious country, bounded on the east by Richard Olney, on the west by Willie Bryan, on the north by Dave Hill and on the south by Bennie Pitchfork Tillman.
DEN : A cavity.
DENT : To punch.

DENTIST : One who punches the face and fills cavities.
DEUCE : An honest card, in fact the only one that is never known to beat tray.
DEVIL : An old rascal mentioned in the Bible, now reported engaged to Mary McLane.
DIAMOND : A bright gem the sparkle of which sometimes renders a woman stone-blind to the defects of the man proffering it.
DIARY : An honest autobiography. A good keepsake, but a bad give-away.

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