Jack was living in Arizona during a heat wave when the following took place.
"It"s just too hot to wear clothes today," complained Jack as he stepped out of the shower. "Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?"
"Probably that I married you for your money."
- (usu. With neg.) Colloq. Something agreeable or easily accomplished etc. —v. (-ck-) take part in a picnic. [french pique-nique]
PIDDLE
v. (-ling) 1 colloq. Urinate.
- (as piddling adj.) Colloq. Trivial; trifling.
- (foll. By about, around) work or act in a trifling way. [origin unknown]
PIDGIN
english n. Pidgin in which the chief language is english, used orig. Between chinese and europeans.
- n. Simplified language used between people not having a common language. [corruption of business]
PIERCE
v. (-cing) 1 a (of a sharp instrument etc.) Penetrate. B (often foll. By with) make a hole in or through with a sharp-pointed instrument. C make (a hole etc.).
- (as piercing adj.) (of a glance, sound, light, pain, cold, etc.) Keen, sharp, or unpleasantly penetrating.
- (often foll. By through, into) force a way through or into, penetrate. [french percer from latin pertundo bore through]
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