Feminism – 7th March 2011 – Monday
Feminism (fem-uh-niz-uhm)
n the belief that men and women should have equal rights.
Read all about Feminism here – Feminism.
Feminism
Tomorrow is ‘International Womens Day’ hence the choice of word for today!
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Doyen – 9th August 2010 – Monday
Doyen (doy-en)
n senior member of a group, profession, or society
doyenne (doy-en) n fem
Read more about doyen here – http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doyen
or here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doyen
or here – http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/doyen
Doyen not really related to the word but thought the picture was nice!!
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Philtre - 4th August 2010 – Wednesday
n magic drink supposed to arouse love in the person who drinks it.
The Luuuurrrvvvvv Potion!!!
Read more about philtre here – http://www.thefreedictionary.com/philtre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtre or http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/p/philtre.html
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Stoic – 3rd August 2010 – Tuesday
n person who suffers hardship without showing his or her feelings
adj (also stoical suffering hardship without showing ones feelings – stoically
adv stoicism (stow-iss-izz-um n
Read more about stoic here – http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stoic
Slang for Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Sad Arse - Noun. 1. A pathetic person. Derog.
2. General insult for someone who acts contemptuously.
And a link about the stoic society!!! -
http://www.emich.edu/studentorgs/stoic/
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Fastidious – 29th July 2010
adj - very fussy about details; excessively concerned with cleanliness
And Slang of the day -
faffer – Noun. A person who fusses, or dithers.
