gynarchy \JIN-er-kee, GAHY-ner-, JAHY-ner-\, noun:
Trivia
What nicknames did England’s Princess Diana give her sons, William and Harry, when they were tots?
- government by women.
Gynarchy entered English in the late 1500s from the Greek gyne + -arkhe literally meaning "woman rule."
beer under the bridge
beer under the bridge
- When one or more intoxicated individuals either physically or verbally spars, and the next day they agree to forget about it since they were drunk.
Trivia
What nicknames did England’s Princess Diana give her sons, William and Harry, when they were tots?
- Prince William’s nickname was Wombat; Prince Harry’s was Ginger.
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- Jean Renoir 1894
- Roy Acuff 1903
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- Penny Singleton 1908
- Margaret Lockwood 1916
- Snooky Pryor 1921
- Jackie Cooper 1922
- Bobby Short 1926
- Norm Crosby 1927
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- Gaylord Perry 1938
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