Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can"t stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don"t like potatoes."
n. - sexual perversion involving one's own pain or humiliation.
- colloq. Enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome. masochist n. Masochistic adj. Masochistically adv. [von sacher-masoch, name of a novelist]
MASTERFUL
adj. - imperious, domineering.
- masterly. masterfully adv.
MASTERKEY
n. Key that opens several different locks.
MASTICATE
v. (-ting) grind or chew (food) with one's teeth. mastication n. Masticatory adj. [latin from greek]
MATCHLESS
adj. Incomparable.
MATCHWOOD
n. - wood suitable for matches.
- minute splinters.
MATERNITY
n. - motherhood.
- motherliness.
- (attrib.) For women during pregnancy and childbirth (maternity leave; maternity dress). [french from medieval latin: related to *maternal]
MATRIARCH
n. Female head of a family or tribe. matriarchal adj. [latin mater mother]
MATRICIDE
n. - killing of one's mother.
- person who does this. [latin: related to *mater, *-cide]
MATRIMONY
n. Rite or state of marriage. matrimonial adj. [latin matrimonium: related to *mater]
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