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Evocative Definition 1

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tgreer

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Oct 4, 2002
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I know there's another thread on "Daffinitions". But, what about non-official definitions that, to you, convey more meaning than the dictionary definition?

I'll start with two examples, one "serious" and one humorous:

empathy: feeling your pain in my heart
tact: telling someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip



Thomas D. Greer
 


tact, yea baby! ;-)


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Stress : feeling that occurs when your brain stops your body's desire to knock someone's lights out who desperately needs it.

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