"I have good news and bad news," the defense lawyer says to his client.
"Whats the bad news?"
The lawyer says, "Your blood matches the DNA found at the murder scene."
"Dammit!" cries the client. "What"s the good news?"
"Well," the lawyer says, "Your cholesterol is down to 140."
n. Person who lends money at interest on the security of personal property.
PEACEMAKER
n. Person who brings about peace. peacemaking n. & adj.
PEARLDIVER
n. Person who dives for pearl-oysters.
PEASHOOTER
n. Small tube for blowing dried peas through as a toy.
PEBBLEDASH
n. Mortar with stone chippings in it as a coating for external walls.
PECCADILLO
n. (pl. -es or -s) trifling offence; venial sin. [spanish pecadillo, from latin pecco to sin (v.)]
PECULIARLY
adv. - more than usually, especially (peculiarly annoying).
- oddly.
PEDESTRIAN
crossing n. Part of a road where crossing pedestrians have right of way.
- —n. (often attrib.) Person who is walking, esp. In a town. —adj. Prosaic; dull; uninspired. pedestrianize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). [latin: related to *pedal]
PEDIATRICS
n.pl. (treated as sing.) (brit. Paediatrics) branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases. paediatric adj. Paediatrician n. [from *paedo-, greek iatros physician]
PEDOPHILIA
n. (brit. Paedophilia) sexual attraction felt towards children.
