Dictionary.com Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 21, 2007

hoi polloi \hoi-puh-LOI\, noun:

• The common people generally; the masses.

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February 21, 2007: go-cup
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• A term used in New Orleans to refer to the plastic cups given by bars to their patrons so that they might take drinks off of the premises, as in to-go drinks or at closing time.

"It's closing time, guys. Want your beer in a go-cup?"

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Word of the day:...........'la sal' [SAHL]
English translation:........salt

Home, food and cooking:
sal fina / sal de mesa - table salt
sal de baño - bath salts
sal gruesa / sal gorda - cooking salt

Expression:
'La sal de la vida'
The spice of life.

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• What is an autodidact?

Someone who is self-taught.