9 January 2016

quomodocunquize

[kwo-moh-duh-kun-kwuz]

verb

– to make money by any means possible.

Only recorded usage in Oxford English Dictionary:

“Those quomodocunquizing clusterfists and rapacious varlets.”
– Thomas Urquhart (1652)

Today’s quote

There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.

– Kurt Vonnegut Jr

On this day

9 January 1324 – death of Marco Polo, Italian explorer. Born 15 September 1254.

9 January 1944 – birth of Jimmy Page, legendary British guitarist and song-writer. Co-founder of iconic rock band, Led Zeppelin.