My sense of humor the other night was called "wry", I could not have been more pleased. Best of all, I had been drinking rye whiskey all night, the circle of irony was complete.
wry
Definitions
adjective
Word forms: wrier, wriest, wryer, wryest
twisted, contorted, or askew
(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features, usually indicating dislike
drily humorous; sardonic
warped, misdirected, or perverse
(of words, thoughts, etc) unsuitable or wrong
verb
Word forms: wries, wrying, wried
(tr) to twist or contort
Alternative Forms
ˈwryly adverb ˈwryness noun
Word Origin
C16: from dialect wry to twist, from Old English wrīgian to turn; related to Old Frisian wrīgia to bend, Old Norse riga to move, Middle Low German wrīch bent, stubborn
wry, not rye
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EBERNTSON
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
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wry, not rye
Anagram of "eberntson": Bent noser.(of a facial expression) produced or characterized by contorting of the features
Haven't you heard of aqueous humor? (That's one in the eye for you...)no one has ever told me what wet humor is...
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Delightful...
@Philip: How delightfully non-abtuse your comment is. And there you go thinkin' again, might lead to trouble. I believe no one wants trouble within Texas.
EBERNTSON
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
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