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Provided by the compucert gargantuan \gahr-GAN-choo-uhn\, adjective:
- enormous; gigantic; huge
by 1571, from Gargantua, large-mouthed giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle.
- your asshole ex-husband, ex-boyfriend or just plain ex. a phrase used to refer to that person you used to date that you can't stand.
"Yeah, my ex-hole wants to get back together, but there is no possible way."
Trivia
Who is the only Baseball Hall of Famer to serve in the U.S. Senate?
- Pitcher Jim Bunning, of Kentucky, who retired from baseball in 1971 after 17 years in the major leagues. He won his first Senate race in 1998, after serving six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today in History:
- Amelia Earhart: became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Hawaii to California (1935)
- cigarette smoking: US Surgeon General Luther Terry first reported the health hazards involved (1964)
- designated hitter: the American League voted to allow the use of a different player to bat instead of the pitcher; the National League still bans the practice (1973)
Today's Birthdays:
- Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804): the first US Secretary of the Treasury; he was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr
Jean Chrétien (75): former PM of Canada; prime ministers John Macdonald (1815-1891) and Pierre Mendes-France (1907-1982) shared this birth date - Ben Crenshaw (57): championship golfer
- Mary J. Blige (38): hip-hop and soul singer; musicians Clarence Clemons (67) and Naomi Judd (63) also celebrate birthdays today
- Amanda Peet (37): stage and screen actor, Jack and Jill, A Lot Like Love, Barefoot in the Park; other actors born on this date include Rod Taylor (79), Felix Silla (72) and Rockmond Dunbar (36)
Quote:
- "Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal." — George F. Will
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