Word of the Day for Friday, September 5, 2008

bevy \BEV-ee\, noun:

1. A group; an assembly or collection.
2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes.

Bevy comes from Middle English bevey. It perhaps originally signified a drinking company, possibly deriving from Old French beivre, "to drink," from Latin bibere.

fexpensive

• (adj.) Fucking expensive

A: Oh man, look at the price! 200 bucks for a shirt!

B: Wow, it does look fexpensive.

Trivia

The names of how many U.S. state capitals include their state's name?

• Two—Indianapolis, Indiana, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Today in History

• Continental Congress: delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies (Georgia did not attend) convened in Philadelphia to seek repeal of the British Intolerable Acts (1774)
• On the Road: Jack Kerouac's stream-of-consciousness novel, considered a defining work of the Beat Generation, was published (1957)
• Munich Massacre: Palestinian terrorists of the Black September group murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympics (1972)

Today's Birthdays

• Louis XIV (1638-1715): king of France and Navarre
• Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979): one of Hollywood's most influential producers; filmmakers Werner Herzog (66) and Dennis Dugan (62) were also born on this date
• John Cage (1912-1992): avant garde composer; other musicians born on this date include Loudon Wainwright III (62) and Dweezil Zappa (39)
• Bob Newhart (79): actor and comedian; also, actors William Devane and George Lazenby (both 69), Raquel Welch (68), Michael Keaton (57) and Rose McGowan (34)