Literature / The New American Dictionary

The New American Dictionary is a satirical dictionary by BinaryStep (using the alias "Detatched_Humorist") in the vein of The Devil's Dictionary.

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This work contains examples of:

• Buffy Speak:
  thingamajig
  noun
  1. That one thing that does that.
• Cult:
  cult
  noun
  1. A religion without financial backing.
• Eagleland: Type 2.
  America
  noun
  1. The nation largely considered, mostly by itself, to be superior to all others.

  government
  noun
  1. The branches of operation in the United States, comparable to three gears in a triangular formation.

  Independence Day
  noun
  1. An excuse to become greatly intoxicated and set off various small explosives.

  patriotism
  noun
  1. The desire to prove yourself a fool to the rest of the world. See Independence Day.

  President
  noun
  1. A primary source of entertainment for men, women, and children across America.
• Evil Lawyer Joke:
  lawyer
  noun
  1. A paid criminal.
• Godwin's Law:
  Nazi
  noun
  1. A person with an opinion differing from yours. See communist, shill.
• Man in a Kilt:
  kilt
  noun
  1. A garment worn exclusively by Americans in Scotland.
• Nipple and Dimed:
  breast
  noun
  1. A strange bit of anatomy, considered vulgar despite not having anything to do directly with procreation.
• Parody: Of the dictionary.
• Parody Retcon: Invoked:
  satire
  noun
  1. Any statement later deemed offensive. See hypocrisy.
• Scrabble Babble:
  syzygy
  noun
  1. 25 points in Scrabble.
• Trilogy Creep:
  trilogy
  noun
  1. A series consisting of three or more works.