Some words with fractured definitions don’t do well in sentences, but rather can be best enjoyed simply in a list of daffyfinitions. Many are verbal puns, such as “avoidable: what a bullfighter tries to do,” or imaginative humor, like “dust: mud with the juice squeezed out.”) Here are some daffynitions that rely strictly on literal associations and correct spellings.
arsenal — British lavatory artery — art supply shop article — ice sculpture aspiration — snake breathing auditorium — IRS office balderdash — rapid hair loss bestial — of the highest quality bombard — lousy poet brothel — soup kitchen circumstance — standing around coalition — miner’s union coincide — blood money cowling — calf dietician — undertaker diplomacy — graduation dinner — noisy eater dogmatic — pulled by Huskies download — A crucial step in making a pillow. elope — surf the net enlightenment — losing weight escape — part of Superman’s outfit expressed — now wrinkled factory — data bank fairy — not cloudy fondue — need for affection forest — most in favor foundry — a place of lost items gallant — surrounded by women gastric — hybrid automobile germinate — sneeze or cough on somebody goatee — butt of a practical joke graphite — one who believes in charts hindsight — watching ones weight hostility — what guests should expect impeach — pelt with fruit infraction — dividing by zero |
liposuction — weird kissing lobster — weak tennis player midwife — second spouse of three misery — penny pinching number — what higher math makes you ovation — laying an egg palette — little friend pandemonium — bamboo-eaters on the loose petulant — having a crush on a girl called Petula predate — flirt preoccupied — looking for work pretense — anxiety antecedent primitive — like a proper old lady prudent — like a proper old lady pulpit — blender setting pumpkin — sandals racism — the belief that fast is better ramification — bad driving restitution — sanitarium restoration — pep talk during a time out sadism — melancholy Semite — half of a couple seminary — almost not any slippery — like a lounging shoe slugfest — a gathering of gastropods slumber — saw wood (sleep) steward — where the leftovers are headed subdue — teaching absent summer — abacus stereotype — braille taxonomy — IRS audit testicle — freeze up on an exam textile — braille trickle — to delight with magic triple — stumbling walk virtuoso — exceptionally moral person |