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hot spot: n. 1. [primarily used by C/UNIX programmers, but spreading] It is received wisdom that in most programs, less than 10% of the code eats 90% of the execution time
if one were to g...
Hot time, summer in the city. Back of my neck feeling dirty and gritty.
Hot water heaters? Why does hot water need heating?
Houdini escaping from New Jersey!
HOURI, n.
Hours can be centuries -- Vanna the Troglyte, "The Cloud Minders," stardate 5819.0.
House Cat: A feline that has trained humans for pets!
House Ethics Committee -- Oxymoro
HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
HOUSE, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe.
_House of Correction_, a place of reward for political and pe...

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