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Definition of Siren

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Sheriff
  SIREN   noun
One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave.  Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance.
 

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The Devil's Dictionary
by Ambrose Bierce, 1911
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