Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Sunday, February 11, 2007

satiety \suh-TY-uh-tee\, noun:

• The state of being full or gratified to or beyond the point of satisfaction.

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February 11, 2007: award show
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=award+show&defid=1124532

• To go "award show" is to get all tearful and emotional in front of an audience.

David went all award show in front of everyone when he found out he was getting promoted to [HMFIC].

Daily Trivia:

• What book was John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, carrying when he shot the popular Beatle?

The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

crux \KRUHKS\, noun;
plural cruxes, also cruces \KROO-seez\:

1. The basic, central, or critical point or feature.
2. Anything that is very puzzling or difficult to explain or solve.

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February 10, 2007: new ageist
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=new+ageist&defid=2239258

1. Used to describe individuals who discriminate against others who are not overly focused on self improvement.
2. The act of looking down on people who do not practice yoga, eat organic, and believe in energy fields.

My date late night was a disaster because the guy is completely new ageist. He is seriously opposed to dating girls who are not into meditation and eating sprouts.

Daily Trivia:

• Before electronic scoring was introduced to fencing, how were touches recorded?

Ink was put on the sword tip to leave a mark on a competitor’s white uniform each time the opponent scored a hit. But it didn’t always work. Some fencers cheated by putting vinegar on their jackets so the hits wouldn’t show.