A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
group n. Group of people of the same age, status, etc.
- of the realm n. Peer entitled to sit in the house of lords.
- v. (usu. Foll. By into, at, etc.) Look closely or with difficulty. [origin unknown]
- n. - a (fem. Peeress) member of one of the degrees of the nobility in britain or ireland, i.e. A duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron. B noble of any country.
- person who is equal in ability, standing, rank, or value. [latin par equal]
PEKE
n. Colloq. Pekingese. [abbreviation]
PELF
n. Derog. Or joc. Money; wealth. [french: related to *pilfer]
PELT
—v. - (usu. Foll. By with) strike repeatedly with thrown objects.
- (usu. Foll. By down) (of rain etc.) Fall quickly and torrentially.
- run fast. —n. Pelting. at full pelt as fast as possible. [origin unknown]
- n. Undressed skin, usu. Of a fur-bearing mammal. [french, ultimately from latin pellis skin]
PENT
adj. (often foll. By in, up) closely confined; shut in (pent-up feelings). [from *pen2]
PEON
n. Spanish american day-labourer. [portuguese and spanish: related to *pawn1]
PERI
prefix round, about. [greek]
PERK
v. perk up 1 recover confidence, courage, life, or zest.
- restore confidence, courage, or liveliness in.
- smarten up.
- raise (one's head etc.) Briskly. [origin unknown]
- n. Colloq. Perquisite. [abbreviation]
PERM
—n. Permanent wave. —v. Give a permanent wave to. [abbreviation]
- colloq. —n. Permutation. —v. Make a permutation of. [abbreviation]
PERT
adj. - saucy, impudent.
- jaunty. pertly adv. Pertness n. [latin apertus open]
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