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Verbotomist's Delight
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DEFINITION: A person who wants to monopolize all of someone's love and tries to prevent them from sharing it with others.
DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.
DEFINITION: To never give up, to never let go of your dream, especially when others try to take it away from you.
DEFINITION: A traditional cleansing ritual used to prepare for the New Year -- often includes the consumption of special tonics or potions.
DEFINITION: n. An unintended consequence of medical or psychological therapy, especially if the therapy is supposed to make you feel "young again".
DEFINITION: To steal a look at your reflection in a window, mirror or other reflective surface; often done furtively so not to be seen as vain.
DEFINITION: n An invented language similar to baby talk, used by pet owners to communicate with their pets. v. tr. To speak to an animal using such a language.
DEFINITION: To find something you really want in a shop, but then, since you cannot buy it immediately, to hide it so that no one else will get it.
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