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Provided by the compucert serendipity \ser-uhn-DIP-uh-tee\, noun:
- The faculty or phenomenon of making fortunate accidental discoveries.
Urban Word of the Day
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July 26, 2007: twee
- Something that is sweet, almost to the point of being sickeningly so. As a derogatory descriptive, it means something that is affectedly dainty or quaint, or is way too sentimental.
- In American English it often refers to a type of simple sweet pop music, but in British English it is used much more widely for things that are nauseatingly cute or precious. It comes from the way the word sweet sounds when said in baby talk.
Belle and Sebastian are the Beatles of twee.
Trivia:
What was Captain William Bligh’s mission when the crew aboard the HMAV Bounty mutinied in 1789?
- To collect breadfruit trees in Tahiti and deliver them to Jamaica for replanting. HMAV, by the way, stands for His Majesty’s Armed Vessel.
Today's Birthdays
- Mick Jagger (64): singer/songwriter, The Rolling Stones
- Actor Kevin Spacey is 48
- Actress Sandra Bullock is 43
- Actor Jeremy Piven is 42
- Actress Kate Beckinsale is 34, star of a movie named after today's word of the day, Serendipity, but she's best known for known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and Underworld (2003). Birth name: Kathryn Bailey Beckinsale. Born: July 26 1973 (1973--) (age 34) London. Spouse(s): Len Wiseman (9 May 2004 - present)
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