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Provided by the compucert surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:
- Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
- Acting with or marked by stealth.
Surreptitious comes from Latin surrepticius, "stolen, secret, surreptitious," from surripere, "to take away secretly; to steal," from sub-, "under" + rapere, "to seize, to snatch."
postsantum depression- The incredible letdown some folks experience when they realize Christmas is over (typical Monday after Christmas office discussion)
It's not just you, she's got a bad case of postsantum depression.
Trivia
What five-letter word was the answer to the first clue in the first crossword puzzle ever published in the U.S.? Hint: The clue was “What bargain hunters enjoy.”
- “Sales.” The puzzle appeared in the eight-page comic section of the New York World newspaper on December 21, 1913.
- Westminster Abbey: London church where kings have been crowned since 1066 was consecrated (1065)
- The Pledge of Allegiance: US oath of loyalty was officially recognized by Congress (1945)
- Elizabeth Jordan Carr: the first American in vitro fertilization baby was born in Norfolk, Virginia (1981)
- Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924): 28th POTUS
- Stan Lee (87): co-creator of Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk; and writers Simon Raven(1927-2001) and Manuel Puig (1932-1990)
- Martin Milner (78): actor; plus, actors Maggie Smith (75), Seth Meyers (36), Sienna Miller (28), Thomas Dekker (22) and Mackenzie Rosman (20)
- Linus Torvalds (40): computer software engineer who wrote the kernel for Linux; other scientists born on this date include Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793), Thomas Henderson (1798-1844), William Draper Harkins (1873-1951), Arthur Eddington (1882-1944) and Carl-Gustaf Rossby (1898-1957)
- David Archuleta (19): American Idol runner-up; also, musicians Earl "Fatha" Hines (1903-1983), Johnny Otis (88), Charles Neville and Yehoram Gaon (both 70) and John Legend (31)
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