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Provided by the compucert antiquarian \an-tuh-KWAIR-ee-uhn\, noun:
1. One who collects, studies, or deals in objects or relics from the past.
2. Of or pertaining to antiquarians or objects or relics from the past.
3. Dealing in or concerned with old or rare books.
Urban Word of the Day
backseat buyer September 5
- A person who gets excited over other people's future or current purchases. Usually an enthusiastic shopper for themselves as well. Can also be used as an adjective and verb.
"I'm such a backseat buyer; I love helping my friends choose stuff as much as buying something for myself!"
"Whenever I think about getting a new gadget, my father goes backseat buyer."
"If you don't stop backseat buying right now I'm going to smack you."
Trivia
What U.S. city was once nicknamed Porkopolis?
- Cincinnati. It was given the name in the 1830s, when it was a major pork-packing center.
- Continental Congress: delegates convened in Philadelphia in response to the British Intolerable Acts (1774)
- Munich Massacre: Palestinian terrorists of Black September murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics (1972)
- Jesse James (1847-1882): outlaw
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- Raquel Welch (67): actress and model
- Bob Newhart, (78): Actor / comedian
- Michael Keaton, (56): Actor
- Rose McGowan, (33): Actress
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