Culp, n. 1. A fond delusion; an imaginary attribute. 2. What one would like to be, or thinks oneself.
Cul´pid, a. 1. Visionary, non-existent. 2. Not proved; autohypnotized.
Many women have the culp that they are beautiful, men that they are irresistible, shrewd, or interesting.
A culpid actor is one who thinks he can act, but can’t. His culp is that he is making a hit. (See Splooch.)
The mother has the baby culp; but the infant to other eyes is not so wonderful.
The woman with the culpid taste thinks that no other woman knows how to dress. (See Wumgush.)
The author who has had three letters requesting his autograph, has the culp that he is popular.
That young man who stays till 11.45 P.M. has a culp that he has fascinated yawning Ysobel.
She had a culp that she was fair,
In fact, that she was pretty;
Alas, she bought her beauty where
They sold it, in the city.
And now her culp is: Looks will lie;
And her delight is huge—
She thinks that none suspects the dye,
The powder and the rouge!