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Provided by the compucert laggard \LAG-erd\, adjective, noun:
- a person or thing that moves too slowly or falls behind
- falling behind; slow
by 1702, from lag (v.) + -ard
- Trinket, useless sentimental stuff filling up your book cases and counter space, miscellaneous items collected and set out to enhance your decor, stuff you should probably box up or sell in a garage sale, things kids take when their parents pass away because it reminds them of good times past.
Example: Grandma's collection of mini spoons from around the country, mini statues (Lladro), little bowls of stuff for people to look at, figurines, doilies etc.
Trivia
What is the significance of the letters on each of the four sides of the Hanukkah dreidl (spinning top)?
- In Hebrew they are the initial letters of the words nes gadol haya sham, “meaning a great miracle happened there”—a reference to the eight days that one day’s worth of oil burned during the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by the Syrian king.
Today in History:
- Dreyfus Affair: French Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted of treason in a trial that raised cries of anti-Semitism; he was later exonerated (1894)
- Colo: the first gorilla bred in captivity was born in the Columbus Zoo; she is now a great-great-grandmother (1956)
- shoe bomb: American Airlines passenger Richard Reid attempted to blow up a plane with a plastic explosive hidden in his shoes; he is serving a life sentence for that plot (2001)
Today's Birthdays:
- Ralph Fiennes (46): Oscar-winning actor, Schindler's List, The English Patient; other actors born on this date include Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991), Barbara Billingsley (94), Hector Elizondo (72), Lauralee Bell (40) and Chris Carmack (28)
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