The Devil’s Dictionary
I was surprised that there’s actually a Devil’s Dictionary. Hah, we never took this up during our Literature Class. 
I was searching for a definition a while back when I was redirected to a devil’s definition of the term.
Examples of the word defined:
ABDOMEN, n. The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but a stammering assent. They sometimes minister at the altar in a half-hearted and ineffective way, but true reverence for the one deity that men really adore they know not. If woman had a free hand in the world’s marketing the race would become graminivorous.
APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offence.
BACK, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.
BACKBITE, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can’t find you.
BEAUTY, n. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
Actually I find the definitions rather humorous than evil. Some of the definitions can be regarded by others as sexist, nationalist, racist, or just generally offensive.
The Devil’s Dictionary was written by Ambrose Bierce.
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