Monday, December 2, 2024

fainaigue \fuh-NEYG\, verb:

1. To shirk; evade work or responsibility.
2. To renege at cards.

Fainaigue stems from British dialect, but its exact origins are unclear. Whether or not it has a relationship to finagle is a source of debate.

clout 

• Clout is being famous and having influence 

Wow - Rice, Mitch, and Banks have hella clout

History 

• Napoleon Bonaparte: was crowned emperor of France at Notre Dame (1804)
• Monroe Doctrine: was articulated by President James Monroe; it told Europe to stay out of the Americas (1823)
• EPA: Richard Nixon established a federal agency to set and enforce national pollution-control standards (1970)
• scientific experimentation: Enrico Fermi produced the first nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago (1942); Louis Paul Cailletet liquified oxygen (1877)
• artificial heart: Barney Clark was the recipient of the first such transplant, a Jarvik-7; he lived for 112 days (1982)
• Benazir Bhutto: was sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Muslim nation (1988)

Birthdays

• George Seurat 1859
• Charles Ringling 1862
• S. Joseph Begun 1905
• Ray Walston 1914
• Adolph Greene 1915
• Leo Gordon 1922
• Maria Callas 1923
• Alexander M. Haig 1924
• Julie Harris 1925
• Edwin Meese III 1931
• Cathy Lee Crosby 1948
• John Wesley Ryles 1950
• Keith Szarabajka 1952
• Dan Butler 1954
• Stone Phillips 1954
• Dennis Christopher 1955
• Steven Bauer 1956
• Sydney Youngblood 1960
• Rick Savage (Def Leppard) 1960 
• Lucy Liu 1968
• Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) 1968
• Jimi Haha (Jimmie's Chicken Shack) 1968
• Anthony "Treach" Criss (Naughty By Nature) 1970
• Monica Seles 1973
• Nelly Furtado 1978
• Britney Spears 1981
  
  
   
  
  
    
     
    
  
  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, December 2, 2019

maugre \MAW-ger\, preposition:

• in spite of; notwithstanding.

Maugre comes from the Middle French word that literally meant "spite, ill-will."

fart reduction

• The process of repeatedly farting into a confined space or area, or on an item so as to infuse the space or item with the pure essence of the fart musk.

I totally gave my ex girlfriend's pillow a fart reduction the week after we fought.

History 

• Napoleon Bonaparte: was crowned emperor of France at Notre Dame (1804)
• Monroe Doctrine: was articulated by President James Monroe; it told Europe to stay out of the Americas (1823)
• EPA: Richard Nixon established a federal agency to set and enforce national pollution-control standards (1970)
• scientific experimentation: Enrico Fermi produced the first nuclear chain reaction at the University of Chicago (1942); Louis Paul Cailletet liquified oxygen (1877)
• artificial heart: Barney Clark was the recipient of the first such transplant, a Jarvik-7; he lived for 112 days (1982)
• Benazir Bhutto: was sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Muslim nation (1988)

Birthdays

• George Seurat 1859
• Charles Ringling 1862
• S. Joseph Begun 1905
• Ray Walston 1914
• Adolph Greene 1915
• Leo Gordon 1922
• Maria Callas 1923
• Alexander M. Haig 1924
• Julie Harris 1925
• Edwin Meese III 1931
• Cathy Lee Crosby 1948
• John Wesley Ryles 1950
• Keith Szarabajka 1952
• Dan Butler 1954
• Stone Phillips 1954
• Dennis Christopher 1955
• Steven Bauer 1956
• Sydney Youngblood 1960
• Rick Savage (Def Leppard) 1960 
• Lucy Liu 1968
• Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) 1968
• Jimi Haha (Jimmie's Chicken Shack) 1968
• Anthony "Treach" Criss (Naughty By Nature) 1970
• Monica Seles 1973
• Nelly Furtado 1978
• Britney Spears 1981
  
  
   
     
    

Saturday, April 13, 2013

swivet \SWIV-it\, noun:

• a state of nervous excitement, haste, or anxiety; flutter: I was in such a swivet that I could hardly speak.

Swivet is of unknown origin. While American English speakers started using this term in the late 1800s, it didn’t cross the pond to the UK until the 1920s.

 

boytox

• When a woman gives up dating / cavorting with the opposite sex for a temporary period in an attempt to enhance her overall well-being, including her mental health and her physical appearance. As a result, she may glow or look younger from lack of frowning and crying as if she had a Botox injection.

"Ever since she went on that boytox, she's seemed so happy. Positively glowing!"

"I hit rock bottom after three failed relationships. I put myself on a boytox in order to reset my love karma."

"That boytox did wonders for her mental health."

 

Trivia

What 2009 song had the shortest title of any No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100?

• “3,” by Britney Spears. It was her third single to make it to No. 1 on the list.

History

• Edict of Nantes: Henry IV granted freedom of religion to the Huguenots of France (1598); the edict was repealed by Louis XIV in 1685
• Messiah: Handel oratorio premiered in Dublin's New Musick Hall; proceeds went to local hospitals for the mentally ill (1742)
• MoMA: founded in NYC (1870)
• Jefferson Memorial: was dedicated in Washington, DC, on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth (1943)
• Sidney Poitier: became first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field (1964)
• "Houston, we've had a problem": a liquid oxygen tank burst during the Apollo 13 flight to the moon; the crew turned the ship around and made a safe, though harrowing, return (1970)
• Tiger Woods: won his first major golf tournament, the Masters, by a record 12 strokes, at age 21 (1997)

Birthdays

• John Hanson 1721
• Thomas Jefferson 1743 - 3rd U.S. President
• Frank W. Woolworth 1852 - Merchant, created the five and ten cent store, head of F.W. Woolworth & Co.
• Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker) 1866

  
• Olga Rudge 1895
• Alfred Butts 1899 - Architect, game inventor (Scrabble)
• Bud Freeman 1906 - Jazz musician, tenor sax player
• Samuel Beckett 1906 - Author, critic, playwright
• Eudora Welty 1909 - Poet
• Howard Keel 1919 - Actor ("Dallas"), singer
• Madalyn Murray O’Hair 1919 - Author ("Why I Am an Atheist")
• Stanley Donen 1924
• Jules Irving 1925 - Actor
• Don Adams (Donald James Yarmy) 1926 - Actor ("Get Smart")
• Teddy Charles (Theodore Charles Cohen) 1928 - Vibraphonist, songwriter, composer, arranger
• Marilynn Smith 1929 - Golfer
• Dan Gurney 1931 - Auto racer
• Lyle Waggoner 1935 - Actor ("The Carol Burnett Show", "Wonder Woman")
• Edward Fox 1937 - Actor ("The Big Sleep", "Portrait of a Lady")
• Lanford Wilson 1937 - Playwright
• Paul Sorvino 1939 - Actor ("Law and Order", "Dick Tracy")
• Seamus Heaney 1939 - Poet
• Lester Chambers 1940 - Singer, musician (The Chambers Brothers)
• Jose Napoles 1940 - Boxer
• Bill Conti 1942 - Composer
• Brian Pendleton 1944 - Musician (The Pretty Things)
• Jack Casady 1944 - Musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
• Lowell George 1945 - Musician (Little Feat)
• Tony Dow 1945 - Actor ("Leave it to Beaver")
• Al Green 1946 - Singer, songwriter
• Roy Loney 1946 - Musician (Flamin' Groovies)
• Ron Perlman 1950 - Actor ("Beauty and the Beast" series)
• Peabo Bryson 1951 - Singer
• Max Weinberg 1951 - Musician (E Street Band)
• Jimmy Destri 1954 - Musician (Blondie)
• Sam Bush 1957
• Gary Kroeger 1957
• Saundra Santiago 1957 - Actress ("Miami Vice")
• Joey Mazzola 1961 - Musician (Sponge)
• Hillel Slovak 1962 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Jane Leeves 1963
• Garry Kasparov 1963 - Chess champion
• Page Hannah 1964
• Caroline Rhea 1964 - Actress, comedian
• Davis Love III 1964 - Golfer
• Lisa Unbarger 1965 - Musician (Toadies)
• Rick Schroder 1970 - Actor ("Silver Spoons", "NYPD Blue")
• Aaron Lewis 1971 - Musician (Staind)
• Jonathan Brandis 1976
• Courtney Peldon 1981

  

Lito Garcia - "Lights On"

Carlos Andrew Garcia, 21, better known to his fans as Lito Garcia, has released his latest single "Lights On," now available on iTunes. The mid-tempo track was produced by XCEL and has a throwback feel with a timeless message about finding that special love.

"Don't get me wrong, I still love the twerkers and trap music.. and I'll always stay true to my Latino roots, but this song is what you get after all the twerking and superficial stuff wears off -- when you are looking for that keeper." - Lito on "Lights On"

Lito Garcia knows all too well the struggles of the streets. Hailing from the predominately Puerto Rican populated neighborhood of Humboldt Park in Chicago, the feisty young talent with the baby face was statistically more likely to be incarcerated than successful. However, his strong Latino roots in music and performance provided a backdrop of sanctity that has made him one of the most buzzed about up and coming r&b artists. Described as a Latino Justin Beiber with hints of R&B made popular by R. Kelly and Trey Songz, Lito's crossover appeal is pretty apparent after a quick view of his Twitter feed. With young fans of all backgrounds and ethnicities tweeting daily love and support, Lito is slowly turning his humble beginnings into something much bigger.

Stay up to date with Lito Garcia by visiting http://www.lillito.com/.

"Lights On" audio: https://youtu.be/VdZ3mx1WdvA


Web/Socials

• http://www.lillito.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/LilLitoOfficial
• https://twitter.com/LilLitoOfficial
• https://www.youtube.com/user/LilLitoOfficial

DIAMANTE Premieres New Single - BITE YOUR KISS

Teen Rocker DIAMANTE has finally unveiled her third single of the year to make the Billboard Hot Single's chart, "BITE YOUR KISS." This highly anticipated single is the follow up to her recent success with "BURNS," which also made it to the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart at #6.

At only 17, DIAMANTE has also taken home the title of Best Rock Record at the Indie Music Channel Awards two years in a row, as well as wins in the categories of, Best Young Rock Artist, Best Rock Recording, Best Music Video for “IMPOSSIBLE,” and the coveted title of Teen Artist of the Year.

"On the raging 'BITE YOUR KISS,' she turns a solid guitar rocker into a girl-power angthem for 2014" -Diffuser.fm on "BITE YOUR KISS"

"The development of the song was really care-free. I didn't go into the session with a specific concept, but once I heard how hot the guitar riffs were, I knew the song had to be bold. I wanted to write a song that would provoke, excite and even rattle people" -DIAMANTE in a recent interview with Diffuser.fm

Stay up to date with everything Diamante on her Official Website, plus follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

"BITE YOUR KISS" is now available on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1pPFvSr

"BITE YOUR KISS" Audio: https://soundcloud.com/diamante-music/diamante-bite-your-kiss

Official Sites

• Website: http://www.diamanteofficialmusic.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diamanteofficialmusic
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DIAMANTEband

Cassie Unleashes Official Video for King of Hearts

Bad Boy Records artist Cassie recently unleashed the official video for her brand new song, "King of Hearts." The track is the lead single from her forthcoming sophomore album, which follows up her acclaimed self-titled debut that featured hit single "Me & U." The "King of Hearts" video has been going strong since its Valentine's Day release, racking up over 1.2 million views on YouTube in one week.

"King of Hearts" is available now on iTunes. For the latest on Cassie, visit her official site at www.cassiesuper.com and find her on Facebook and Twitter.

"King of Hearts" Music Video: http://youtu.be/LI0Q0my8a64
"King of Hearts" on iTunes: http://bit.ly/yeUPKJ

Official Sites:

• www.cassiesuper.com
• twitter.com/#!/officialcas
• www.facebook.com/officialcassie

Lady Gaga Releases Marry the Night Remix EP

Lady Gaga, plans to keep us dancing into the New Year with a brand new set of remixes for her chart climbing single, "Marry the Night." The 10 track release includes contributions from Afrojack, John Dahlback, Zedd, and more, streaming on Lady Gaga's Youtube and available now on iTunes.

For more releases from AP's Entertainer of the Year, including the Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson photo book, Born This Way: The Collection, Born This Way: The Remix, and The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden concert DVD, visit LadyGaga.com.

"Marry the Night" Remixes on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/ladygaga#p/u
"Marry the Night" (Afrojack Remix): http://youtu.be/vkV4uWF0XEc
Official Site: http://www.ladygaga.com

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

lucent \LOO-suhnt\, adjective:

1. Shining.

2. Translucent; clear.

Lucent comes from the Latin word lucentum meaning “to shine.”

nowhere story

• A tale or recount of an event or events that doesn't ever reach a particular point or meaning.

Duder 1: "So the other day I went into Foot Locker and saw a girl working there so I thought it was Lady Foot Locker, but it turns out it wasn't."

Duder 2: "Wow dude, thanks for that nowhere story."

Trivia

On what surface is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painted? Hint: It’s not canvas.

• A solid panel of fine-grained white poplar.

History

• Louisiana Purchase: the United States officially took possession of the territory from France (1803)
• South Carolina: became the first state to secede from the Union (1860)
• It's a Wonderful Life: Frank Capra's drama was screened for the first time, in NYC's Globe Theatre (1946)
• Berlin Wall: was opened for the first time since it was erected in 1961 (1963)
• Operation Just Cause: the US invaded Panama to overthrow and capture military leader Manuel Noriega, who stood accused of corruption and drug trafficking (1989)

Birthdays

• Harvey Firestone (1868-1938): founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; also, scientists Thomas Graham (1805-1869) and Robert Van de Graaff (1901-1967)
• Branch Rickey (1881-1965): baseball manager who developed the farm system and hired the first black players; plus, athletes Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886-1974), Roy Williams (30) and David Wright (29)
• Robert Menzies (1894-1978): Australian prime minister
• Dick Wolf (65): creator and producer of Law and Order
• Uri Geller (65): illusionist
• David Cook (29): singer, American Idol winner; also, musicians Alan Parsons (63), Mike Watt and Billy Bragg (both 53), Kris Tyler (47), Chris Robinson (45) and JoJo (21)
• Jonah Hill (28): actor, Superbad, Cyrus; also, actors Charlie Callas (87), John Hillerman (79), Kathryn Joosten (72), Jenny Agutter (59) and Michael Badalucco (57)

Read more: http://www.answers.com/