A college student was delivering pizza to a regular customer"s house in New York.
The guy who answered the door asked him, "What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth,"this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I"ll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted the man. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here"s five dollars."
"Thanks!" replied the youth, "I"ll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying?" asked the man.
The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."
n. Minor weakness or idiosyncrasy. [french: related to *feeble]
FOLDER
n. Folding cover or holder for loose papers.
FOLIAR
adj. Of leaves. [as *foliate]
- feed n. Fertilizer supplied to the leaves of plants.
FOLKSY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of or like folk art, culture, etc.
- friendly, unpretentious. folksiness n.
FOLLOW
v. - (often foll. By after) go or come after (a person or thing ahead).
- go along (a road etc.).
- come after in order or time (dessert followed; proceed as follows).
- take as a guide or leader.
- conform to.
- practise (a trade or profession).
- undertake (a course of study etc.).
- understand (a speaker, argument, etc.).
- take an interest in (current affairs etc.). 10 (foll. By with) provide with a sequel or successor. 11 happen after something else; ensue. 12 a be necessarily true as a consequence. B (foll. By from) result. follow on 1 continue.
- (of a cricket team) have to bat twice in succession. Follow out carry out (instructions etc.). Follow suit 1 play a card of the suit led.
- conform to another's actions. Follow through 1 continue to a conclusion.
- continue the movement of a stroke after hitting the ball. Follow up (foll. By with) 1 develop, supplement.
- investigate further. [old english]
FOMENT
v. Instigate or stir up (trouble, discontent, etc.). fomentation n. [latin foveo heat, cherish]
FONDLE
v. (-ling) caress. [related to *fond]
FONDUE
n. Dish of melted cheese. [french, = melted: related to *fuse1]
FOODIE
n. Colloq. Person who makes a cult of food; gourmet.
FOOTLE
v. (-ling) (usu. Foll. By about) colloq. Potter or fiddle about. [origin uncertain]
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