16 December 2015

pyknic

[pik-nik] Psychology

adjective

1. (of a physical type) having a fat, rounded build or body structure.
Compare asthenic (def 2), athletic (def 5).
noun
2. a person of the pyknic type.

Origin of pyknic
Greek
1920-1925; < Greek pykn (ós) thick + -ic

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Today’s quote

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.

– Benjamin Franklin

On this day

16 December 1980 – death of Harlan Sanders who eventually becomes a Colonel and chickens throughout Kentucky, and ultimately the rest of the world, are never the same again as he invents Kentucky Fried Chicken. Born 9 September 1890.