Sunday, December 23, 2007

Word of the Day for Sunday, December 23, 2007

persiflage \PUR-suh-flahzh\, noun:
  • Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery.
Urban Word of the Day
December 23, 2007: Christmas Adam
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Christmas+Adam&defid=1563423

  • The day before Christmas Eve. Since Adam was created before Eve, and the need to be equitable in the holiday season, Christmas Adam creates further anticipation of Christmas Day.
When is your family coming to our place?
On Christmas Adam and leaving New Year's Day.

Christmas Adam is the last chance to prepare for the Christmas Eve party.

Trivia
Where were the first palaces built?
  • In Rome. The word palace originally denoted a home on the Palatine Hill in Rome, where the early emperors had their mansions. Its meaning later broadened to include other royal residences, and then equally impressive homes.
Today in History
Today's Holidays
  • Kwanzaa (7-day African-American holiday)
  • Festivus (Fictional Seinfeld festival)
Today's Birthdays

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