And now I, too, am one of the witlings who submit their unfunny words to pseudodictionary.com.
Dictionary of american slang with examples. .
witlings — People who think they re funny but aren t. (From Paul McFedries, The Word Spy. http://www.logophilia.com/WordSpy/hominist.html) And now I, too, am one of the witlings who submit their unfunny words to pseudodictionary.com … Dictionary of american slang
witlings — n. person who pretends or would like to be intelligent … English contemporary dictionary
Frances Burney — For playwright Frances Burney (1776–1828), niece of novelist Fanny Burney Madame d Arblay 1752 1840, see Frances Burney (1776–1828) Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and after marriage as Madame d’Arblay,… … Wikipedia
Scribbling — Scrib bling, a. Writing hastily or poorly. [1913 Webster] Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks! Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Witling — Wit ling, n. [Wit + ling; cf. G. witzling.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. [1913 Webster] A beau and witing perished in the forming. Pope. [1913 Webster] Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1779 in literature — Events* Spain wages war against the United Kingdom. * The beginning of the Epsom Derby. * The victory of John Paul Jones in the American Revolutionary War. * William Blake enrolls at the Royal Academy * Iphigenie auf Tauris by Johann Wolfgang… … Wikipedia
Namby Pamby — is a term for affected, weak, and maudlin speech/verse. However, its origins are in Namby Pamby (1725), by Henry Carey. Carey wrote the poem as a satire of Ambrose Philips and published it in his Poems on Several Occasions. Its first publication… … Wikipedia
The Witling — is a 1976 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge, about a planet populated by a race of nearly human aliens who have the ability to teleport with their minds. This ability varies from person to person: those without the talent at all are called… … Wikipedia
The Unsex'd Females — Infobox Book name = The Unsex d Females, a Poem image caption = Title page from the 1800 New York edition author = Richard Polwhele cover artist = country = Britain language = English subject = publisher =William Cobbett (orig. pub. Cadell and… … Wikipedia
The Old North State (song) — The Old North State is the official state song of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Written by William Gaston and composed by Mrs. E.E. Randolph, it was adopted as the state song by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1927.1Lyrics: Carolina!… … Wikipedia
