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Provided by the compucert gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun:
- A hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
Gallimaufry, originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," comes from French galimafrée, from Old French, from galer, "to rejoice, to make merry" (source of English gala) + mafrer, "to eat much," from Medieval Dutch maffelen, "to open one's mouth wide."
word receptacle n. - The person that is on the receiving side of a one way conversation.
I couldn't get a word in edgewise. She kept talking to me about her shoes, purse, and how her best friend just got dumped. I am a word receptacle.
TriviaWhat sea creature produces more eggs than any other known vertebrate?
- The ocean sunfish, or Mola mola. A female can carry as many as 300 million tiny eggs at a time in her single ovary. The fry—or offspring—that survive may grow to more than 4,000 pounds.
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- The Los Angeles Times: began publication; it is now the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the US (1881)
- Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944): abstract painter
- Francisco Franco (1892-1975): Spanish general and leader
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- Jay-Z (40): rapper, producer; other musicians born on this date include Bob Mosley (67), Chris Hillman (65), Dennis Wilson (1944-1983), Gary Rossington (58) and Cassandra Wilson (54)
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