Nonce-sense — Nonsensical rubbish spoken by thick celebrities duped into believing they are warning against the dangers of child abuse when really they are warning against the dangers of their own stupidity. From UK TV s Brass Eye. Child abusers smell of… … Dictionary of american slang
nonce — n British a prisoner found guilty of sexual offences against children or other acts against the pale of prison morality. Short for nonsense boy or nonsense case . ► Nonce meaning nothing, a non sense, a no one, a non thing, a phenomenon ex isting … Contemporary slang
Brass Eye — Format Mockumentary Created by Chris Morris Starring Chris Morris Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes … Wikipedia
Phil Collins — For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). Phil Collins Phil Collins performing in Perugia, Italy, 1996 Background information Birth name Philip David Charles … Wikipedia
List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
-ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… … Useful english dictionary
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
dictionary — /dik sheuh ner ee/, n., pl. dictionaries. 1. a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in… … Universalium
Jabberwocky — For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel Jabberwocky is a nonsense verse poem written by Lewis Carroll in his 1872 novel Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, a sequel to… … Wikipedia
Misotheism — is the hatred of God or hatred of the gods (from the Greek adjective μισόθεος hating the gods , a compound of μῖσος hatred and θεός god ). In some varieties of polytheism, it was considered possible to inflict punishment on gods by ceasing to… … Wikipedia