DEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced. — Ambrose Bierce
That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity — Ambrose Bierce
WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself — Ambrose Bierce
RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid’s belief in the virtue of maids. — Ambrose Bierce
TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably — Ambrose Bierce