A man was driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat.
The police stop him and say that he can’t drive around with the penguins in the car and should take them to the zoo.
The man agrees and drives off.
The next day the same man is driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back and again he is stopped by the same police officer who says, "Hey! I thought I told you to take those to the zoo."
The man replies, "I did. Today I’m taking them to the movies."
n. Synthetic soluble analgesic used esp. In childbirth. [perhaps from the chemical piperidine]
PETROLEUM
jelly n. Translucent solid mixture of hydrocarbons used as a lubricant, ointment, etc.
- n. Hydrocarbon oil found in the upper strata of the earth, refined for use as fuel etc. [latin petra rock, oleum oil]
PETTICOAT
n. - woman's or girl's undergarment hanging from the waist or shoulders.
- (attrib.) Often derog. Feminine. [petty coat]
PHAGOCYTE
n. Leucocyte capable of engulfing and absorbing foreign matter. [greek phag- eat, kutos cell]
PHEROMONE
n. Substance secreted and released by an animal for detection and response by another usu. Of the same species. [greek phero convey, *hormone]
PHILANDER
v. Flirt or have casual affairs with women. philanderer n. [greek aner andr- male person]
PHILATELY
n. The study and collecting of postage stamps. philatelist n. [greek ateles tax-free]
PHILIPPIC
n. Bitter verbal attack. [greek from philip ii of macedon]
PHILOLOGY
n. The study of language, esp. In its historical and comparative aspects. philological adj. Philologist n. [french from latin from greek: related to *philo-, *-logy]
PHLEBITIS
n. Inflammation of a vein. phlebitic adj. [greek phleps phleb- vein]
