A college student was delivering pizza to a regular customer"s house in New York.
The guy who answered the door asked him, "What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth,"this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quarter out of you, I"ll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted the man. "Well, just to show them how wrong they are, here"s five dollars."
"Thanks!" replied the youth, "I"ll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying?" asked the man.
The lad smiled and said: "Applied psychology."
—v. (-ling) 1 make a continuous deep resonant sound as of distant thunder.
- (foll. By along, by, past, etc.) (esp. Of a vehicle) move with a rumbling noise.
- (often absol.) Slang find out the esp. Discreditable truth about. —n. Rumbling sound. [probably dutch rommelen]
RUMOUR
(us rumor) —n. (often foll. By of or that) general talk, assertion, or hearsay of doubtful accuracy (heard a rumour that you are leaving). —v. (usu. In passive) report by way of rumour (it is rumoured that you are leaving).
RUMPLE
v. (-ling) crease, ruffle. [dutch rompelen]
RUMPUS
n. Colloq. Disturbance, brawl, row, or uproar. [origin unknown]
RUNNEL
n. - brook.
- gutter. [old english]
RUNNER
n. - person, horse, etc. That runs, esp. In a race.
- creeping rooting plant-stem.
- rod, groove, roller, or blade on which a thing, e.g. A sledge, slides.
- sliding ring on a rod etc.
- messenger.
- (in full runner bean) twining bean plant with long flat green edible seed pods.
- long narrow ornamental cloth or rug. do a runner slang leave hastily; flee.
RUNOFF
n. Additional election, race, etc., after a tie.
RUNOUT
n. Dismissal of a batsman by being run out.
RUNWAY
n. Specially prepared surface for aircraft taking off and landing.
RUPIAH
n. Chief monetary unit of indonesia. [related to *rupee]
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