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Definition of Reset Language:
1.When perspectives 
Are in need of modification. 
2. To ensure lightened thought 
And symmetry of wave-length.
Examples: 
"What crazy lives we live!"
"Can you believe the extent of existence!"
"What insufficient buckets we hold!"
"Don't even start!"
"The lance of time swifts mysteriously."
"It's all in the game."
"C'est la vie!"
3. See ya in the gumbo.

Premium Member ELASTIC DEFINITIONS

ELASTIC DEFINITIONS 
pivotal
  awareness
of
inner
enlightened 
  necessity 
spurred on
rediscovered
stimulii 
renewed
   perceived
paradigmatics
in
 trivalised 
   superficial
     traditional
engagement

Premium Member Definitions of Forms

Pouring the verbose 
into cracked moulds.
Pride teeters up close—
poets’ wisdom holds.


Premium Member DEFINITIONS



TRUTH: 
Truth is the outcome of the Cosmic Design.

KNOWLEDGE: 
Knowledge is the verification of the outcome of the Cosmic Design.

OPINION:
Opinion is the guessing of the outcome of the Cosmic Design.

WISDOM:
Wisdom is the revelation of the outcome of the Cosmic Design to Man.



Demetrios Trifiatis
15 March 2026

*As always, I would love to share the POTD honor with my fellow poets.
Thank the Poetrysoup  and its officials. Blessings.

Premium Member Test Scores

What is the past tense of Quit?

 a. Quitted
 b. Quitten
 c. Quitude
 d. Quittined
 e. None of the above

 Which of the following is the correct meaning of Alacrity

 a. Stubborn, unwilling
 b. Alarming, Surprising
 c. Mediocrity
 d. Eagerness
 e. None of the above

 What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly

 a. Accommodate
 b. Wednesday
 c. Necessary
 d. Fuchsia
 e. None of the above

 How would you rate this test

 a. It was a great test
 b. It was an enjoyable experience
 c. It was a very easy test
 d. This test deserves a 10
 e. All of the above

 2-1-2023
 The Multiple Choice Poem Poetry Contest
 Suzanne Delaney

Premium Member Daffy Definitions

FALSE FRIEND
Phoney
Croney

DYING WITH LAUGHTER
Croaking
Joking

ALIBI
Lover
Cover

RUDENESS
Respect
Neglect

CELLO
Middle
Fiddle

TENTH PLACE WINNER
Written November 18, 2022
Submitted to "A Brian Strand Premiere Choice" Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand


Definitions

Family is defined by feelings
not just those of love.
A need stirs up inside
sent down from above.
The yearning to help, to comfort
to care for those in your family.
To be sure they will survive
And receive whatever they need.
Definitions, outsiders, nay-sayers,
whomever they may be
so not let them crush
your dreams of what you believe.

Premium Member Strange Definitions

MONUMENTAL – Man, you is mental

DENTURES – A ding on your car

CATALOG – One cat per log

BALANCE – Throwing a ball

IMAGINATION – My image of a country

NOSTALGIA – Disease of the nose

ACCEPTANCE – Include your aunts

APPREHENSION – After Jim Henson

GROCETERIA – An ugly eating place

CONFIDENCE – Opposite of deep trust

BRAINSTORM – Very violent thoughts

RECOMMENDATION – Comment again

DOWNTOWN – Under the city

GIVEAWAY – Offer a solution

ENCOURAGE – To race to old age

ANNOUNCEMENT – A proper name for cement

BEWILDERED – Go wild wearing red

RESOURCEFUL – Filled with sour stuff

ENTERING – Stepping into the ring

HOLIDAY – A day for mistletoe

MAGNIFICENT – Enlarging a penny

REMINDING – Recalling a bell

THINKING – Skinny ruler of a land

APPETITE – Tiny apple

SUBMITTED – Ted eating a sub wearing mitts




Some are a bit of a stretch... think weird! LOL


© Jack Ellison 2015

Definitions

Normal? 
 Definitions are simply not defined
Undefined Definition?


Tell me  .. 
A "trusted" dictionary, 
 may have them  , 
But who wrote them? 
Us humans. 
A Human like you or me can rewrite. 
From start, no matter  what you believe  , 
 Words were made by us
 To be used by us.
 If there was no words would you care if u meet the requirements 
 of an believed  by some definition? 
Were words  given a chance to give a meaning in reality under some rule.
 You can too.
What in society is normal?  Is it  normal ? 
Was it normal before or What will be normal? 
What is normal on earth , in people in anything ... Tell me.
Are you someone who's going to look for a definition for you?
 It doesn't  matter , it doesn't.
Give normal your own definition.
Silence.

One says this  the other , something  else . 
Someone  close . 
Tries to change u , are u even you? 
Someone out there will love you . You and only  you ...
The whats called everything normal about you.

Definitions, Redefined

Angst
when the relationship tanks
Fear
forfeiting all that you've held dear
Uncertainty
heavy fogs covering the destiny
Regret
losing out on your all-in bet
Heartache
turned out to be another flake
False-Hope
clinging on to the last bit of rope
Future
just a synonym of hope, a fancy nomenclature
Lethargic
tired, lifeless, and sick
Sadness
hand in hand with madness
Motions
forsaking the notions
Grief
caused by an emotional thief
Annoyance
unable to avoid their pre-emptive avoidance
Struggle
being stuck in an unpleasant, unbreakable bubble
Pain
unrelenting heart strain
Tomorrow
another day filled with sorrow
Today
everything is indistinct and gray
The Past
the one thing that never lasts
Hell
the place where we just fell

Premium Member Strange Definitions 2

EXHAUSTED = Ted's all worn out

EMBARRASSES = Them bare asses

CRESCENDO = Toothpaste in your endo

HAPPINESS = Happy with your private male part

PISTOL = Charge for going pee

FOOTAGE = How old is your foot

EDUCATION = Studying while on vacation

FORTUNATE = Ate four tunas

ALTERATIONS = Change rations

INFORMATION = All lined up in a row

REGISTRATE = Reginald is heterosexual

PHOTOGRAPH = Picture of a chart

DICTIONARY = Never shun your private part

CAREER = Back end of a car

EXPOSURE = Formerly poop for sure

WINDOWPANE = Ow that wind is painful

POLITICIANS = A parrot who shuns the limelight

BLOCKBUSTERS = People who get in the way of a bus

ANNIVERSARY = Backside on backwards

CANADIAN = Ian is a good adder

OPPORTUNITY = Oh a poor choice of a nitty gritty tune

PERPETUAL = Average price of pets in the deep south

CENTIPEDES = Price per foot of a cheap pair of shoes

MISCELLANEOUS = A missile aimed at our back end



© Jack Ellison 2014

Premium Member Strange Definitions

DECADENT = ten teeth

CONFUSION = against melting with intensity

DEDICATION = a vacation in the afterlife

PURPOSE = Kitten posing while purring

INFORMATION = soldiers on parade

DELETED = Getting rid of Ted

FEATURED = An adventure about walking barefoot

SYLLABLE = Funny antics of a bull

CLASSICAL = A student eating a popsicle in class

MORNING = A lot more ning

PREVENTING = Before letting out air

PERPETUATE = Average for each pet you ate

ASSOCIATED = Your bum has social skills

BEAUTIFUL = Beauty filled to the top

REPRESENTED = Announce Ted is present again

PARTICIPATE = Average part in your hair

CONSISTING = Against your sister's hurtful remarks

WEAPONS = Small chess pieces

DEPARTMENT = Leaving your apartment

SENTENCE = Uptight delivery

PUBLISHING = Getting drunk in a bar

THOUSAND = Your beach

CANTALOUPE = Unable to run away and get married

IMPORTANCE = Buying ants from another country

DEFINITIONS = Hard of hearing finitions

EXPECTED = Ted who used to be hen pecked

GOVERNMENT = Vote for Vern election ad

POPULAR = Dad's favourite pew at church



© Jack Ellison 2014

Premium Member Definitions

"Up" has the most definitions in the dictionary.
"Down" however runs secondary.

False Stereotypical Definitions

I'm tired of being defined
By the jagged lines
That line my eyes

I'm tired of being based
On blackened hair
That hides my face

I'm tired of people scanning arms
Searching for bloody marks
That are long gone

I'm tired of people standing there
Waiting for the knife 
To reappear

Under the blackened spell of dawn
Gaze upon what I've become
Through the sunlight that lights my arms
You can clearly see these whitened scars

Definitions of Reality

I am a liar. I act tough. I act like I don’t care.
But in reality, I suffer from every glass-eyed glare.
I am a lost cause. I act like I have promise.
But I still run for cover because my soul is an abyss.
I am a monster. I act like I am harmless.
But in reality, I’m a hysterical mess.

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