Vague Dictionary

The Vague English Dictionary: all the words of a Concise English Dictionary, but with definitions that almost (but not quite) explain them...

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Abate

MAKE IT STOP!

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Abash

Abash: Feeling pretty pleased with yourself? I wouldn't if I was you...

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Abase

Abase: my base is bigger than your base

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Abandon

Abandon: 1: when you say you'll go back to the gym/house/place next week but always (not so) conveniently "forget" 2: when you're at a festival and you can hear someone playing, but you're not sure who. E.g. "hurry up, there's abandon!"

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Abacus

Abacus: Bars with balls on them. The Greeks used to use them to do complex maths, now we just give them to kids to knock about a bit.

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Aaron's Rod

Aaron's rod: R-really? This is in the dictionary? Wow.

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Aaron's Beard

Aaron's beard: this is actually in the dictionary. Some kind of plant, apparently.

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Aargh

Aargh: noise people make when they tread on a bit of Lego. Usually followed by choice expletives.

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Aardwolf

Aardwolf: Not made up. Looks nothing like a wolf, either. Its latin name means "provided with a comb", which makes one wonder who is handing out combs to wild animals. Eats termites in Africa at night.

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Aardvark

Aardvark: An animal. Looks kind of like an anteater, and eats ants, but not an anteater. Not to be confused with armadillos. They live outside, and have their own cucumber.

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Hello friends, Romans and people who may have stumbled upon this by accident (hi, Steve!). After desperately trying to figure out how to get everything up and running I THINK I've got it sorted, if it goes horribly wrong then feel free to point and laugh whilst I try and work it out. In the meantime, you know what this is all about, I will be going through the dictionary and try to vaguely define things. I hope this is as funny in real life as it was in my head. Feel free to follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vaguedictionary or give us a "like" on Facebook (no address yet, need 25 fans first), just search for "Vague Dictionary" and you'll find me. Ok, so thanks for reading, following, helping, see you soon, and Stay Vague!

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