badinage \bad-n-AHZH\, noun:
- Light, playful talk; banter.
Badinage comes from French, from badiner, "to trifle, to joke," badin, "playful, jocular."
- Commonly used to describe an ungraceful fall.
- Fall forward or trip and land on one's face
- Derived from the volleyball slang- a Digshot is a desperation diving hit that results in a faceful of sand.
I wasn't paying attention and I took a digger when I tripped on the crack in the pavement. I can't believe I fell flat on my face.
History
- The Great Blondin: French acrobat crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope; walking from the US to Canada took him eight minutes (1859)
- Tunguska event: 2,000 sq. km of central Siberia were flattened in an explosion likely caused by a meteor disintegrating above the Earth's surface (1908)
- Gone With the Wind: classic Civil War-era novel was published (1936)
- 26th Amendment: was ratified, lowering the US voting age to 18 (1971)
Birthdays
- David Wayne 1916
- Lena Horne 1917
- Susan Hayward 1919
- Shirley Fry 1927
- June Valli 1930
- Tony Musante 1936
- Nancy Dussault 1936
- Florence Ballard (The Supremes) 1943
- Glenn Shorrock (The Little River Band) 1944
- William Atherton 1947
- Stanley Clarke 1951
- Andy Scott (Sweet) 1951
- Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) 1953
- David Alan Grier 1955
- Adrian Wright (Human League) 1956
- Vincent D'Onofrio 1959
- Rupert Graves 1963
- Mike Tyson 1966
- Phil Anselmo (Pantera) 1968
- Tom Drummond (Better Than Ezra) 1969
- Brian Bloom 1970
- Brian Vincent 1970
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