Definition:
possessing great physical beauty or appeal
Description:
Although it doesn’t seem to sound very pretty, this word means ‘beautiful’! The root of the word, pulcher, is Latin for “beautiful,” but the use as an adjective appears to be of an American origin, dating sometime between 1910-1915.
Source:
http://www.factacular.com/subjects/Interesting_Words/2, http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pulchritudinous,http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pulchritudinous
Apr 10
daveEveryday, Food
Definition:
1) Immediate, complete withdrawal from something on which one has become dependent, as with an addictive drug.
2) blunt / plain language; getting down to business (American)
Description:
This refers to an addict’s skin reaction to heroin withdrawal. As an addict stops using the drug, blood is drawn toward the internal organs, thereby leaving the skin to resemble a cold, plucked turkey.
The origin dates back to 1910 and originally meant “without preparation,” referring to the ease of making a dish of cold turkey. In 1922, the expression acquired its darker connotation related to drug withdrawal.
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Apr 01
daveBeauty, Everyday, Life, Names 1890s, 18th century, 1920s, american, automobile, Beauty, british, difficult, Dusenberg, exceptional, Italian actress, negative, positive, theater
Definition:
Noun.
Something that is remarkable, either for it’s level of difficulty or it’s exceptional superiority.
Description:
There is no definitive origin for the word “doozy” but there are at least three main theories, the oldest of which is that it is an adaptation of “daisy,” which was used in 18th century England as a synonym for something or someone of high caliber.
Example: “That horse is a real daisy. She’s well worth the price!”
Other etymological sources suggest it derives form the nickname for the Dusenberg, a luxury automobile introduced in the US in the 1920s.
A third possibility is that it come from the nickname given to Italian actress Eleanor Duse, who made headlines as beautiful and talented import to the New York theater world in the 1890s.
The definition has expanded in modern parlance from indicating something or someone superior to also including something that is extraordinary in its negative qualities.
Example: “That test was a real doozy. I sure hope I passed.”
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Apr 01
adminTechnology english, technology terminology
Definition:
(in geek technology / communications): a device that can bundle several signals together for use in one big transmission
Description:
A multiplexor is commonly used in the transmission of communication signals, i.e. video and audio signals, and can weave these two components together. It can also be called a “mux” for short.
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Apr 01
adminFood African, American English
Definition:
a stew or soup
Description:
This delicious dish originates from the state of Louisiana, which blends the culinary regional Indian, African, French, and Spanish cultures. The word “gumbo” is derived from an African word for “okra” : “gombo.” It first appeared in print in 1805.
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Apr 01
adminBeauty, Literary english, latin
Definition:
possessing great physical beauty or appeal
Description:
Although it doesn’t seem to sound very pretty, this word means ‘beautiful’! The root of the word, pulcher, is Latin for “beautiful,” but the use as an adjective appears to be of an American origin, dating sometime between 1910-1915.
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