clinquant \KLING-kunt\, adjective:
1. Glittering with gold or silver; tinseled.
noun:
1. Tinsel; imitation gold leaf.
Clinquant is from French, glistening, tinkling, present participle of obsolete clinquer, to clink, perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken
back door braggart
- n. A person who states a problem that they have with the express intention of letting everyone know how awesome they think they are, revealing their douche baggery to all.
- v. Back Door Bragging: The act of expressing a false statement in order to set up the conversation to prove how (seemingly) fantastic the subject finds themselves.
- effect: typically leads to eye rolls and general annoyance with subject.
Sarah: Lets go check out the new mall!
Lisa: Oh I hate clothes shopping anymore. Since I've been working out I can never find anything that fits because my waist is too tiny and my tits are too big. Life is so unfair!
Sarah: You're such a back door braggart, Lisa. Go fuck yourself.
Holiday
- Bob Day (May 26th, annually)
History
- Andrew Johnson: 17th president of the United States was acquitted by one vote in his impeachment trial (1868)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: stock market index was first published by The Wall Street Journal (1896)
Dracula - The vampire novel by Bram Stoker was first published igniting an entire genre of fiction and fantasy (1897) - George Willig: the "human fly" scaled the South Tower of the World Trade Center in 3.5 hours; he was fined $1.10 for the illegal feat — a penny per story (1977)
- Ellis Island: the US Supreme Court ruled that the immigration landmark belonged more to New Jersey than New York (1998)
Birthdays
- Abraham De Moivre 1667
- Al Jolson 1886
- Norma Talmadge 1897
- John Wayne 1907
- Robert Morley 1908
- Ben Alexander 1911
- Peter Cushing 1913
- Jay Silverheels 1919
- Peggy Lee 1920
- James Arness 1923 - Actor ("Gunsmoke")
- Jacques Bergerac 1927
- Teresa Stratas 1939
- Cliff Drysdale1941
- Levon Helm 1942 - Musician (The Band)
- Ray Ennis 1942 - Musician (The Swinging Blue Jeans)
- Sam Posey 1944
- Gerry Paterson 1945 - Musician (The Guess Who)
- Stevie Nicks 1948 - Singer
- Pam Grier 1949
- Hank Williams, Jr. 1949 - Country musician
- Phillip Michael Thomas 1949 - Actor ("Miami Vice")
- Verden Allen 1949 - Musician (Mott the Hoople)
- Sally K. Ride 1951 - Astronaut
- Colin Vearncombe 1951 - Musician (Black)
- Margaret Colin 1957 - Actress
- Dave Robbins 1959 - Musician (Blackhawk)
- Wayne Hussey 1959 - Musician (Mission)
- Genie Francis 1962 - Actress ("General Hospital")
- Joe Dumars 1963 - Basketball player
- Lenny Kravitz 1964 - Musician
- Helena Bonham-Carter 1966 - Actress
- Phillip Rhodes 1968 - Musician (Gin Blossoms)
- Joseph Fiennes 1970 - Actor ("Flashfoward")
- Joey Kibble 1971 - Musician (Take 6)
- Matt Stone 1979 - TV producer ("South Park")
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