Category Archives: Word of the Day

How to Curse Like the French.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

Or rather, “On how to blend in:” Simply insert “Putain!” at the end of every sentence. Make sure that it communicates the strength of your conviction that the topic at hand is, in fact, a whore, and feel free to … Continue reading →

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Studying Blues (Word of the Day!)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Oh Lord, I really don’t want to study for final exams. Anyway, want a nifty bit of trivia I picked up while procrastinating? Did you know that the term “Deadline” was coined during the American Civil War, where lines were … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day: Sugar Daddy!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Urban Dictionary’s no. 1 definition of Sugar Daddy: Like a genie — he may be a little old, but if a girl rubs his lamp, he’ll grant her wishes. I still can’t stop laughing. See the link here.

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Word of the Day: Enterprise!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Enterprise = Entreprise (fr) Entreprise = [Entre] + [Prise] = [3rd person, present tense of verb Entrer (to Enter)] + [noun form of verb Prendre (to Take)] = to enter an undertaking. I love the way words are created! It’s … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day: Normandy

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Normandy = Normand = Nordman = Man from the north = Vikings. (Following water routes, the Vikings (who were invading much of Europe at the time) landed in France from the northwest in 9th century AD. They posed a particularly … Continue reading →

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