The Other Dictionary

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abacus: Swearing from Swedish 70s pop band

abalone: Solo act from Swedish 70s pop band

abomination: A country which indulges in laying explosive devices

absent: Smell given off by stomach muscle

abstain: Indelible mark on stomach muscle

abstruse: Ceasefire in war between stomach muscles

abundance: A terpsichorean performance by small, sweet bakery product

adhere: 1. Notification of location of commercial; 2. Notification of where to perform mathematical calculation

adverse: 1. Song or poem used as a commercial; 2. Perform mathematical calculation on poem

advice: 1. Bad habit associated with commercial; 2. Assign another bad habit

adviser: 1. Eye protector with commercial on it; 2. Assign another eye protector

affiliate: A young female horse had her oats

airborne: State in which a successor has entered the world

airdrop: Action of letting successor fall from hands

alibi: Person sexually attracted in two directions who frequents passages between buildings

allegro: A line of lower limbs

amen: Adult males who attain the highest grade in exams

amenity: A rather ungenerous hot drink

American: A jolly container

Americanise: A jolly container observes

amusement: What a goddess of inspiration intended

anaconda: Karenina defrauded a woman

analyse: Karenina tells untruths

anarchist (Br. En.): Karenina osculated

annexe: Someone you’ve split up with

antacid: Formic

arctic: 1. Facial twitch on large boat; 2. Sign of approval for large boat

arsenic: 1. Theft of rear end (Br. En.); 2. Slight cut on rear end

arsonist: Rear end tells the truth

arterial: Device for receiving transmissions about culture

artichokes: Little Arthur strangles

ascend: Donkey’s rear

ascendant: Social insect found in donkey’s rear

aspect: 1. rear end attacked by bird; 2. donkey attacked by bird

aspic: 1. Choice of rear end; 2. Choice of donkey

aspire: 1. Cremation of rear end; 2. Cremation of donkey

assail: 1. Cause pain to rear end; 2. Cause pain to donkey

assassin: Entrance to two rear ends

assassinate: 1. Two rear ends in octet; 2. Consumed entrance to two rear ends

asset: 1. Donkey had oats; 2. Rear end had dinner

asthma: 1. Donkey’s mother; 2. Maternal rear end

astray: 1. Flat object for serving donkeys; 2. Flat object for carrying and serving rear ends

asunder: 1. Lower position of donkey; 2. Lower position of rear end

attendance: A terpsichorean performance involving all fingers

auto: Foot digit evoking wonder

autoerotic: Foot digit evoking wonder and giving rise to sexual desire

automotive: Reason for evoking wonder in foot digit

autopilot: Flyer of foot digit evoking wonder

avenue: Be in possession of a large African antelope