Associations to the word «Joplin»

Dictionary definition

JOPLIN, noun. United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970).
JOPLIN, noun. United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley