Luddz's definitions

cheap trick

A gimmick that deceives the wits by using specious devices; perhaps catering to the stupidity or base desires of those falling prey to such a deception.

"That was a cheap trick you pulled on my last weekend!"

by Luddz September 20, 2015

beamish

A delightful word, to describe people or faces bright with good cheer, forthrightness, optimism, or the like.

When she walked into the meeting, we all noticed how beamish her faces was. It was then that we knew she had beat her rival out of the promotion.

by Luddz June 29, 2015

mystery tour

A short journey, especially with a group of other people in a bus, to visit places that are kept secret from you until you get there; often, this is done by management of a rock band or a musical establishment -- because it sees only the bottom line in entertainment or --namely the cash value of the group.

"We were taken on a mystery tour to some charity event would rather not mention!" "They don't respect our talents, they see us as only a money cow." "I've had enough of this crap!"

by Luddz September 12, 2015

categorically needy

People who fall into one or another category and thus may be eligible for public assistance.

She knew that since her husband had left her with five children, and that she hadn't had a job in ten years, she was one of those destitute persons who had now become categorically needy.

by Luddz June 29, 2015

blinkard

One with bad eyes; a stupid or obtuse person; someone who ignores or avoids something.

The old blinkard didn't know what hit him because he just couldn't pay attention to where he was going.

by Luddz May 27, 2015

Oxford English Dictionary

A lexicographic wonder comprising 20 volumes of mostly abstruse words, from the graveyard of the English language, in which old gentleman of Anglo-Saxon origin refer to as a conversation piece when drinking their tea with their cronies and chaps; sometimes it is actually referred to promote dry erudite works of literature.

"Jeeves" could you bring me volume 14 from the Oxford English Dictionary?" "There is a word from Shakespeare, of which I am not quite sure."

by Luddz January 31, 2015

empathy

Empathy is like sympathy but suggests an even closer relationship.

Sympathetic people try to be understanding and compassionate, but people who have empathy feel that they are inside someone else's mind and emotional being, feel that they are the other person for a while. They live with and share the other's joy, sorrow, pain, fear, love. Readers are often empathetic toward (identify with") one or more fictional characters.

by Luddz June 6, 2015