DEBAUCHEE, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has
had the misfortune to overtake it.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
had the misfortune to overtake it.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- AUCTIONEER, n. The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked
a pocket with his tongue.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects
to get.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten
its contents,
madam. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Absentee, n.:
A person with an income who has had the forethought to remove
himself from the sphere of exaction.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - MERCHANT, n. One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial
pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Misfortune, n.:
The kind of fortune that never misses.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's...
