dilly \DIL-ee\, noun:
- Informal. something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie.
Dilly is thought to have come to English by combining the first syllable of delightful and delicious with the -y suffix meaning "full or characterized by."
Atty
- Short for Atomizer; the part of an Electronic Cigarette that creates the vapor from the E-Liquid
"I can't get this menthol flavor out of my atty, I gonna switch it out for a fresh one"
History
- Hollywood Sign: the iconic landmark was officially dedicated (1923); until 1949 it read "HOLLYWOODLAND"
- World Cup: the first world soccer competition began in Uruguay (1930)
- Live Aid: benefit concert took place in London and Philadelphia, raising £150 million for famine relief; Phil Collins performed at both venues, traveling by Concorde (1985)
- presidential disability clause: President Ronald Reagan transferred power for 7 hours to his vice president, George Bush, before undergoing surgery for cancer; it was the first time the clause was invoked (1985)
Birthdays
- Edward J. Flanagan 1886 - Founder of Boys Town in Nebraska.
- Dave Garroway 1913
- Ruben Gomez 1927
- Bob Crane 1928
- Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. 1928
- Frank Ramsey 1931
- David Storey 1933
- Wole Soyinka 1934
- Jack Kemp 1935
- Charles Coody 1937
- Patrick Stewart 1940
- Robert Forster 1941
- Harrison Ford 1942
- Stephen Bladd (J. Geils Band) 1942
- Erno Rubik 1944
- Lynn Loring 1944
- Cheech Marin 1946
- Didi Conn 1951
- Louise Mandrell 1955
- Cameron Crowe 1957
- Victoria Shaw 1962
- Michael Jace 1965
- Neil Thrasher (Thrasher Shiver) 1965
- Gerald Levert 1966
- Deborah Cox 1973
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