Homunculus
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| :"Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling [[David Payne|Payne]] like a rag doll." | :"Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling [[David Payne|Payne]] like a rag doll." | ||
| - | :''A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point'', Nick Hook, ed., ''The Whittier Globe'', Dec. 3, 1994. | + | : -- ''A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point'', Nick Hook, ed., ''The Whittier Globe'', Dec. 3, 1994. |
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homunculus n. 1. A controlling agent or meme, often diminutive in size or concept; the seed of a watermelon. 2. trad. A miniature human being residing in a sperm cell, which, when properly introduced to an egg, will develop into a full-sized person, a tiny golem, or an unseen master inhabiting a human host. 3. A profane creation which thwarts its intended purpose; an unwelcome visitor. 4. The bane of a poob.
Usage
- "Depite Skinner's claims to have deloused mankind, homunculi fling Payne like a rag doll."
- -- A Snoutless Setter: Payne Has No Point, Nick Hook, ed., The Whittier Globe, Dec. 3, 1994.
