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leapling — n. A new baby born on February 29; a person born on February 29. Example Citations: Fortunately, kids today with the luck or misfortune of being born on the 29th have tools to cope with the complex explanation for their birthdates. For example,… … New words
February 29 — in the Gregorian calendar, which is most widely used in the world today, is a date that occurs only every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, such as 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 or 2016 (with the exception of century years not divisible… … Wikipedia
Leap year — A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or, in the case of lunisolar calendars, an extra month) in order to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, in the… … Wikipedia
Birthday — For other uses, see Birthday (disambiguation). Candles spell out the traditional English birthday greeting A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often … Wikipedia
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Y2K leap year bug — n. A computer problem involving software that has been programmed incorrectly to treat the year 2000 as a non leap year. Example Citation: And to add another cruel twist, a number of applications now in use have botched the dating scheme for leap … New words
bookling — n. A small format book, usually 50 to 100 pages long. Example Citation: Here s a nasty little publishing trendlet: the appearance of teeny tiny books, or booklings. Martin Levin, The ugly bookling, The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2000 Related… … New words
tkday — n. A person s 10,000th day since birth. Also: 10K day. Example Citations: Approaching his tkday or 10,000th day on Earth Horne decided he wanted to leave a permanent mark on history, and as a lover of language and devout Countdown fan, he decided … New words
