Thursday 27th February 2025
    Difficulty: Easy

    Droll definitions (Quiz #832)

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    A selection of humorous definitions from Chambers Dictionary, the people who gave us this definition of "eclair": a cake, long in shape but short in duration.

    1. What is defined as "a would-be musical instrument"?

    2. Complete this definition of "sea-serpent": an enormous marine animal of serpent-like form, frequently seen and described by credulous sailors, imaginative landsmen and common...what?

    3. A "mullet" (the hairstyle) is defined as: a hairstyle that is short at the front, long at the back, and...what?

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