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Definitions of ‘R’ Words

Ribbon

1. (n) Tantalizing leash worn by presents, balloons, and girls

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Redundant

1. (v) To say something like “no”, “get down”, “stop hitting your brother” or “why” more than once, when once should have been good enough 2. (v) To say something like “no”, “get down”, “stop hitting your brother” or “why” more than once when once should have been good enough 3. (?) Get it? It was a redundancy joke.

SEE ALSO: BECAUSE-BECAUSE

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Roll

1. (v) Low impact, primitive form of tossing, specifically pertaining to a ball or movement done while sleeping 2. (v) Something babies must master before they can graduate to toddler

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Right

1. (v) To not be wrong for once 2. (n) Privilege granted by God and government alike and then promptly and strictly taken away by parents 3. (n) A direction one can divine with their hands though which direction it is remains largely a mystery

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Recycle

1. (v) Ripping open garbage bags and finding reason to salvage and keep everything within, including coffee grounds, banana peels, broken toys, pizza boxes and 2-day-old gum

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Right Now

1. (n) Parental deadline assigned in frustration meaning, “Soon if you get a chance and it isn’t too inconvenient.” 2. (n) Later

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Read

1. (v) What moms do to bedtime stories and dads never do to assembly instructions

SEE ALSO: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

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Rabbit

1. (n) Hoppy critter blamed for much of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, known for hiding eggs, candy and toys, in rare (seasonal cases) 2. (n) Plush beast akin to a bear

SEE ALSO: EASTER BUNNY

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Rules

1. (adj) Something useless, uninterpretable and unrememberable 2. (adj) Meant to be broken SYN: ANTIQUE

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Ruff

1.(adj) Used to describe the difficulty of a dog’s life, specifically during dog days, i.e.
Question: “How’s it going?”
Answer: “Ruff.”

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Rent

1. (v) The act of playing with and subsequently ripping up something, specifically in the instance of a check that’s supposed to go to the landlord

SEE ALSO: LANDLORD

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Ring

1. (n) Precious plastic decoration adorning one’s fingers with festive prints or colors 2. (n) An intra-body adornment of metal in the ear, tongue, bellybutton, nose or elsewhere, all of which are deserving attention, appreciation and a good hard yank 3. (n) A worm one must be cured of

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Rock

1. (n) Ingenius, igneous projectile toy easily found lying about the outside world at large. Perfect for but forbidden from throwing 2. (n) Any loud noise made by long-haired men with guitars

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Reading

1. (v) Something parents swear by; teachers foist upon children; and kids enjoy, except of course when they have to actively take part in it themselves

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Raspberry

1. (n) A vine fruit that grows in the moisture left on a tummy after a noisy, face-on lip tickle

SEE ALSO: ZERBIT

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Remote Control

1. (n) Device used by parents to veto cartoons in favor of boring documentaries or reality shows

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