DICTIONARY FUN A LA WODEHOUSE 7
October 6, 2009
saphead – a weak-minded stupid person
sapid – having a strong agreeable flavor
“I beg pardon, Jeeves. Did you just call me a saphead?”
“Hardly, sir. I was merely commending cook on the strong agreeable flavor of the pudding.”
“Ah, I see. Sapid, not saphead.”
“Precisely, sir.”
“I’ll be off then. Where was it I was going?”
“Golfing with the dean, if memory serves, sir.”
“Right. Right. Yes. Tra then.”
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“Ooo, that was a near one, Mr. Jeeves. You’re quite the slippery fellow, ain’t you?”
“A thorough knowledge of His Lordship and the dictionary can be most useful.”
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