Sunday, December 02, 2007

Word of the Day for Sunday, December 2, 2007

vicissitude \vih-SIS-ih-tood; -tyood\, noun:


  1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
  2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation.
  3. A change in condition or fortune; an instance of mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another).
Urban Word of the Day
December 02, 2007: chuck a sickie
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chuck+a+sickie&defid=2389249
  • Used in Australia. Means to take a day off sick from work when you are fine.
Mate, I couldn't be arsed going to work today. I might chuck a sickie.



Trivia

What unusual use did Colorado Avalanche defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre make of the Stanley Cup when his team won the coveted trophy in 1996?

  • He used it as a baptismal fount for his newborn daughter.


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