Amigo
Amigo: (n) term used to address or refer to a friend chiefly in Spanish-speaking areas. Don’t get me started. I have a pet peeve about people who know three or four words in several different...
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Anachronism: (n) a thing that belongs in another period than the present, usually referring to old-fashioned. One of the more rib-tickling moments in my recent life was when I overheard two...
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Anglo: (n) a white, English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic American. What if there is no such thing as distinct? I contend that we live in a self-defeating society. In the pursuit of...
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Anti-racism: (n) the policy of opposing racism and promoting racial tolerance. It is cruel, insane and useless to walk up to a man having a heart attack, lying on a gurney and proffer, “You shouldn’t...
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Ciao: (exclam) used as a greeting at meeting or parting. I really don’t want to say anything. I’m sure it’s not my right to intervene, but something must be done. An insanity is penetrating every...
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