Did you hear about the kid who was pulled over for speeding?
The cop got out of his car and the young man rolled down his window.
"I’ve been waiting for you all day," the cop said.
The guy replied, "Yeah, well I got here as fast as I could."
When the cop finally stopped laughing, he sent the kid on his way without a ticket.
n. Plump-breasted wading bird, e.g. The lapwing. [latin pluvia rain]
PLUCKY
adj. (-ier, -iest) brave, spirited. pluckily adv. Pluckiness n.
PLUGIN
attrib. Adj. Designed to be plugged into a socket.
PLUMMY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 abounding or rich in plums.
- colloq. (of a voice) sounding affectedly rich in tone.
- colloq. Good, desirable.
PLUNGE
—v. (-ging) 1 (usu. Foll. By in, into) a thrust forcefully or abruptly. B dive. C (cause to) enter a condition or embark on a course impetuously (they plunged into marriage; the room was plunged into darkness).
- immerse completely.
- a move suddenly and dramatically downward. B (foll. By down, into, etc.) Move with a rush (plunged down the stairs).
- colloq. Run up gambling debts. —n. Plunging action or movement; dive. take the plunge colloq. Take a decisive step. [romanic: related to *plumb]
PLURAL
—adj. - more than one in number.
- gram. (of a word or form) denoting more than one. —n. Gram. - plural word or form.
- plural number. [latin: related to *plus]
PLUSHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Stylish, luxurious. plushiness n.
POCKET
knife n. = *penknife.
- money n. Money for minor expenses, esp. Given to children.
- —n. - small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles.
- pouchlike compartment in a suitcase, car door, etc.
- one's financial resources (beyond my pocket).
- isolated group or area (pockets of resistance).
- cavity in the earth containing ore, esp. Gold.
- pouch at the corner or on the side of a billiard- or snooker-table into which balls are driven.
- = *air pocket.
- (attrib.) A small enough or intended for carrying in a pocket.
PODIUM
n. (pl. -s or podia) rostrum. [greek podion diminutive of pous pod- foot]
POETIC
adj. (also poetical) of or like poetry or poets. poetically adv.
- justice n. Very appropriate punishment or reward.
- licence n. Writer's or artist's transgression of established rules for effect.
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