Todays Word

 

dandiprat

PRONUNCIATION:

(DAN-dee-prat) 

MEANING:

noun
1. An inconsequential person.
2. A person of small stature.
3. A child.

ETYMOLOGY:

Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1525. Dandiprat was also the name of a silver coin in 16th-century England, worth three halfpence.

USAGE:

“In return, Conservatives could dismiss Mr Corbyn as a dandiprat, a figure of no significance, and a mere grumbletonian.”
This Mugwump Is a Dandiprat; The Sunday Times (London, UK); Apr 30, 2017.

Todays Thought

It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time. 

-Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author (6 Jun 1913-1983)

Todays Thought

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door. 

-Saul Bellow, writer, Nobel laureate (10 Jun 1915-2005)

Todays Thought

I'm sometimes asked "Why do you spend so much of your time and money talking about kindness to animals when there is so much cruelty to men?" I answer: "I am working at the roots." 

-George T. Angell, reformer (5 Jun 1823-1909)

Best death scene in HISTORY!

Best Death Scene Ever

Todays Thought

Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. 

-Allen Ginsberg, poet (3 Jun 1926-1997)