Preface
The Devil’s Dictionary was begun in a weekl…
F
FAIRY, n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowe…
Z
ZANY, n. A popular character in old Italian plays, w…
Y
YANKEE, n. In Europe, an American. In the Northern …
X
X in our alphabet being a needless letter has an ad…
W
W (double U) has, of all the letters in our alphabet…
V
VALOR, n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and …
U
UBIQUITY, n. The gift or power of being in all places at…
T
T, the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, wa…
S
SABBATH, n. A weekly festival having its origin in …
R
RABBLE, n. In a republic, those who exercise a suprem…
Q
QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when …
P
PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may ha…