POETRY, n. A form of expression peculiar to the Land beyond the Magazines.
CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.
RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook.
MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.
EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.