gallinipper \ GAL-uh-nip-er \ , noun;
- Informal . any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
Origin: Gallinipper came to English in the late 1600s. Though its origins are uncertain, the second element of the word likely comes from the term nipper , which has referred to an animal that bites since the 1530s.
guy time
- When men have quality time together, and do "guy" things. This is usually referred to when a guy wants to hang out with his friends. A man might tell his girl friend or significant other that he's about to or would like to participate in this.
History
- Trinidad: island in the Caribbean was discovered by Christopher Columbus (1498)
- Samuel Hopkins: received the first US patent for a process of making fertilizer (1790)
- Christchurch: became the first New Zealand city to be chartered (1856)
- NYSE: closed due to the outbreak of World War I, but opened again four months later to help the war effort by selling bonds (1914)
- K2: the world's second-highest peak, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, was summited for the first time, by an Italian team (1954)
- Maximilian II 1527 - Holy Roman Emperor
- S.S. Kresge 1867
- George Liberace 1911
- Milton Friedman 1912
- Bryan Hextall 1913
- William Todman 1913
- Hank Jones 1918
- Curt Gowdy 1919
- Hank Bauer 1922
- Don Murray 1929
- Kenny Burrell 1931
- Geoffrey Lewis 1935
- France Nuyen 1939
- John West 1939 - Musician (Gary Lewis and the Playboys)
- Lobo 1943
- Susan Flannery 1943
- Sherry Lansing 1944
- Geraldine Chaplin 1944
- Bob Welch 1946 - Musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- Gary Lewis 1946 - Musician (Gary Lewis and the Playboys)
- Karl Green 1947 - Musician (Herman's Hermits)
- Barry Van Dyke 1951
- Evonne Goolagong 1951
- Alan Autry 1952 - Actor
- James Read 1953
- Michael Biehn 1956 - actor (Terminator, ALIENS)
- Bill Berry 1956 - Musician (R.E.M.)
- Daniel Ash 1957 - Musician (Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love and Rockets)
- Wesley Snipes 1962
- Norman Cook 1963 - Musician (Housemartins)
- J.K. Rowling 1965 - Author (Harry Potter series)
- Dean Cain 1966
- Loren Dean 1969
- Annie Parisse 1975
- Robert Telfer 1977
- Will Champion 1978 - Musician (Coldplay)
- Evgeni Malkin 1986 - Hockey player
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