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Provided by the compucert plaudit \PLAW-dit\, noun:
- A round or demonstration of applause.
- Enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise.
Plaudit is from Latin plaudite, "applaud" (said by players at the end of a performance), from plaudere, "to applaud."
tinnies- Australian, n , cans; tins of beer.
Trivia
How did calico fabric get its name?
- From Calicut, India, where the cotton fabric originated and from which it was first exported in the 17th century. The city, a seaport on the Malabar coast, is now known as Kozhikode.
- Daughters of the American Revolution: lineage-based, conservative patriotic society was founded (1890)
- Vatican II: ecumenical council that led to liberalization and modernization of the church was convened by Pope John XXIII (1962)
- Saturday Night Live: late-night comedy-variety show debuted on NBC (1975)
- Jerome Robbins (1918-1998): choreographer, West Side Story
- Elmore Leonard (83): crime, western writer, Get Shorty
- Steve Young (47): quarterback for the 49ers
- Michelle Wie (19): golf prodigy from Hawaii
- Jane Krakowski (40): Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock; also, actors Ron Leibman (71), David Morse (55), Stephen Spinella (52), Joan Cusack (46), Sean Patrick Flanery (43), Luke Perry (42), Emily Deschanel (33) and Michelle Trachtenberg (23)
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