A man who derives a living from their own finacial assets or has other sources of irregular income leaving them financially secure without any typical employment, duties, or financial responsibilities. Such a man may be self-made, or they may be the result of inheritance, a [trust fund baby], or an "[idiot son]". A true gentleman of leisure enjoys a high quality of life involving mostly recreation and leisure activity, and often prides himself as a [playboy], adventurer, or a [gentleman gambler]. While most are wealthy enough to remain without occupation they will often portray occupation with some line of work such as an investor, speculator, business owner, professional gambler, or even being involved in some sort of illegal or illicit trade.
> After making rediculous amounts of money by selling his design to a large company, Tom now fancies himself a gentleman of leisure. He spends most days hanging around the pool reading The Wall Street Journal, and spends his nights at the club either drinking with ladies or playing high stakes poker in the back room.

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Masterpieces for the Gentleman The Watch A Swiss watch maker will tell you the only non-negotiable item in the world is time. It can't be bought, sold or traded, therefore its measurement is precious.

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By now you've enjoyed Gentleman M/V, Psy's followup to his massive hit, Gangnam Style. And you've probably also been completely baffled by the video and the lyrics (if you don't speak Korean). The video appears to show Psy playing tricks on women he'

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学英语单词
aeolianite
an slurry
antiprogress
atresia vulvae
awash wenz
backpayment
botrycoidin
cashers
cheese head screw
cisregulatory
composite detonator
consumer information sources
cool-boxes
crown imperial
curved mould
danaeas
datavision
daylight-saving
depreciation-production method
diphepanol
dishonour a cheque
done justice
DSP56001
dual-pressure press
dystithia
e-writing
ecnephias
election-law
electrometer tube
elucidate
endearments
endometrial cyst
experian
Filibranchia
framework of international cooperation
full runout flow
Geigel's reflex
Glycymeridinae
groundnut oil
gun turrets
gyrotrope
Hamilton County
harken back to
head-initial
heavy-duty service
hemlbilirubin
herbal supplements
hydroxy-palmiton
information storage
input/output controller
integral dose
ion generation
james baldwins
jossup
khf
life elements
Lillers
locating sleeve
low-temperature characteristics
maintain a balance between receipts and payments
method of assumed states
mould cure
nonmonies
nonparametric detector
nutwoods
pace egg
Path Dependent Option
petawatt
phenylpropene
phytologies
polygon attribute
Ponteix
posterior longitudinal ligament
postes
prester
programmable data mover
quantitative precipitation test
regulons
rock bits
run around with someone
run off the rails
sassaby
satira
scrapping therapy
sermonward
skim bar
slag tap (bottom) furnace
Sledge-road
store chains
suspended expanded metal lath ceiling
Swiss ball
Togolese
tomboyhood
travelling mast
twelve-notes scale
ultra-loose
undulated fibrous texture
unweaned
update attribute
vernetta
whistle-blowers