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Provided by the compucert synecdoche \si-NEK-duh-kee\, noun:
- a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole or whole for a part or general for the special or vice versa
By 1388, from Middle Latin synodoche, from Late Latin synecdoche, from Greek synekdokhe, literally "a receiving together or jointly," from synekdekhesthai "supply a thought or word, take with something else," from syn- "with" + ek "out" + dekhesthai "to receive," related to dokein "seem good".
- The act of, or state of being a slacker. Describes the attitude typically associated with being a slacker. Most appropriately applies to one with no responsibilities, one that gets by pretending to be hard at work, or the co-worker that is found hanging out near the coffee machine for most of the day.
I just can't tolerate that guy's slackitude! If I were his manager, I'd sack him, no doubt.
Trivia
How many chambers does a fish's heart have?
- Two.
- the Great Disappointment: adherents of Millerism found that Jesus had not returned; most left the movement, while the rest figured out that it was the beginning of investigative judgment in heaven (1844)
- the Met: opera house (founded by nouveaux riches who were denied entry to the Academy of Music) opened with a performance of Faust (1883)
- Cuban Missile Crisis: JFK imposed an air and naval blockade on Cuba after learning of Soviet missile bases there (1962)
- Timothy Leary (1920-1996): psychedelic drug-taking psychologist
- Catherine Deneuve (65): elegant film star, Belle de jour; also, actors Derek Jacobi (70), Tony Roberts (69), Annette Funicello (66), Jeff Goldblum (56) and Valeria Golino (42)
- Ichiro Suzuki (35): MLB record-holder for single-season hits
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