Words of the Day, Sunday Edition

Sunday, March 18, 2007

limpid \LIM-pid\, adjective:

1. Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, "a limpid stream."
2. Calm; untroubled; serene.
3. Clear in style; easily understandable.

Urban Word of the Day

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March 18, 2007: yadadamean
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yadadamean&defid=899948

• Bay Area slang for "you know what I'm sayin?" Other variations include "[yadadaimsayin]" and "[yadada] I'm talkin bout?"

im bout to put this [thizz] in my life....[spark] this [bleezy] and take it from there yadadamean?

Saturday, March 17, 2007

specious \SPEE-shuhs\, adjective:

1. Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; as, "specious reasoning; a specious argument."
2. Deceptively pleasing or attractive.

Urban Word of the Day

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March 17, 2007: Irish-American
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Irish-American&defid=1767512

• What everybody in America becomes once a year on March 17th.

Yea, it's St Patrick's Day! Kiss me, I'm Irish (today).

And Some Trivia:

• What famous 19th-century American artist used musical terms—such as nocturne, symphony, and harmony—in the titles of many of his paintings?

James McNeill Whistler. His paintings included Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge and Harmony in Grey and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander.

• Who was the first recording artist to refuse a Grammy award?

Sinéad O’Connor, in 1990. The controversial Irish-born singer turned down the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance for her aptly titled album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got, claiming the award “represents everything I despise about the music industry.”