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Provided by the compucert sesquipedalian \ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn\, adjective:
- Given to or characterized by the use of long words.
- Long and ponderous; having many syllables.
noun:
- A long word.
Sesquipedalian comes from Latin sesquipedalis, "a foot and a half long, hence inordinately long," from sesqui, "one half more, half as much again" + pes, ped-, "a foot."
- When you are walking past someone in close proximity and your body parts touch theirs. Thus, making you feel uncomfortable.
- Dude, that guy so just brushed the horse up on me.
- Did that guy just brush the horse? I swear I felt his fupa on my back when he passed by me.
Trivia
Why did Catherine Zeta-Jones insist on cutting her long hair into a short bob for her role in the hit 2002 musical Chicago?
- She wanted to be sure moviegoers would see that she did all the dancing in the film herself—and feared her normally long hair would obscure her face, leading some to wonder if a stand-in had been used.
- Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)
- Kim Philby: the Soviet news service announced that the British intelligence officer and double agent had defected to the USSR (1963)
- Medicare: insurance program for senior citizens was signed into US law (1965)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act: "Corporate Responsibility Act" — that tightened control of financial reporting and reduced the potential for fraud — was signed into law by President George Bush (2002)
Today's Birthdays
- Henry Moore (1898-1986): sculptor of reclining figures
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (61): action-movie star who became governor of California
- Lisa Kudrow (45): Phoebe Buffay on Friends; also, actors Jean Reno (60), Laurence Fishburne (47), Vivica A. Fox (44), Terry Crews (40), Simon Baker (39), Hilary Swank (34) and Jaime Pressly (31)
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