SPARKLER

sparkler

(noun) a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks

ice, sparkler

(noun) diamonds; “look at the ice on that dame!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sparkler (plural sparklers)

A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

(slang) A gem or ornament that sparkles.

A vivacious and charismatic person.

(informal) A sparkling wine.

A tiger beetle.

(dated) One who scatters; especially, one who scatters money; an improvident person.

Source: Wiktionary


Spar"kler, n.

Definition: One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an improvident person. [Obs.]

Spar"kler, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, sparkles.

Spar"kler, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tiger beetle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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