Cynic's definitions

greece

Anglicised rendition of Graecia, a toponymic of the southern end of the Balcan peninsula. This was used as a collective name for the city states that thrived in and around the aforementioned peninsula. These city states shared a common language, a common religion and arguably a common origin, which led later researchers to clump them together under the aforementioned name. Greece only became a single nation under the rule of King Alexander the Great and his successors, and it finally succumbed to Rome.
This name is currently used for a small, somewhat pretentious nation that occupies the southern end of the Balcan peninsula, whose citizens claim to be the heirs of the ancient greek civilization and display a certain continuum of language and traditions with the ancient civilization.

The capital of Greece is Athens.

by Cynic May 26, 2004

Turkey

1) A close relative to the hen, a bird kept and bred for its nutritious meat.
2) A country that consists of what was the core of the Ottoman Empire.

1) We had roast turkey for dinner.
2) Turkey was shaped as a state by Kemal Ataturk.

by Cynic May 26, 2004

sarcastic

Venting your rage without the trouble of having to slug the asshole in the face.

Example of sarcasm:
My ears are actually bleeding as a result of listening to your music.

by cynic October 26, 2003

fiction

see bible

i went to church today and the preacher kept telling me to read the greatest work of fiction ever

by cynic April 8, 2003

history

What repeats itself over and over and over again.

by cynic February 19, 2003