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PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Plerique amicos, tamquam pecudes, eos potissimum.
PL/I - A bordello madam. She wears silk dresses, diamonds, furs and red high heels.
At one time she seemed very attractive, but now she just seems overweight and tacky....
plingnet: /pling'net/ n. Syn. {UUCPNET}. Also see {{Commonwealth Hackish}}, which uses `pling' for {bang} (as in {bang path}).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
PL/I - the fatal disease - belongs more to the problem set than to the solution set.
-- Dijkstra, "How do we tell truths that might hurt", -- ACM Sig Plan Notices, May 82...
Plodding along with Plodigy.
PLOKTA: Pound Lots Of Keys To Abo
plonk: [USENET: possibly influenced by British slang `plonk' for cheap booze, or `plonker' for someone behaving stupidly] The sound a {newbie} makes as he falls to the bottom of a {kill file}.
...
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh, what a relief it is.

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