Word of the Day, August 22, 2023

August 22, 2023 [The Free Dictionary]( Word of the Day [skinflint]( [Discuss]( Definition: (noun) A selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend. Synonyms: [scrooge]( [churl]( [niggard]( Usage: He had earned for himself the reputation of an awful skinflint, of a miser in the matter of living. Missing Idiom Contest The Free Dictionary has the largest collection of English idioms in the world. But we are always looking for more to add, and we want your help! Every so often we hear from users who have looked up an idiom on The Free Dictionary that it was not found in the database. Maybe it was some expression they heard at work, or some phrase they grew up hearing their grandmother say. If you know an idiom that isn't already defined on The Free Dictionary, [send it to us]( and you might win $150 USD. The Farlex Financial Dictionary [The Farlex Financial Dictionary] New! 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[More...]( Daily Grammar Lesson Adverbs of Frequency [Discuss]( Adverbs of frequency (sometimes called frequency adverbs) tell us how often something happens or is the case. They cannot be used to modify what part of speech? [More...]( This Day in History Storm Botnet Sends Record 57 Million Emails (2007) [Discuss]( A botnet is a collection of software robots, or bots, that run automatically on groups of "zombie" computers controlled remotely by hackers. One of the most notorious botnets in hacking history, the so-called "Storm" botnet was named for the storm-related subject lines initially employed by its infectious emails. Of the billions of virus messages sent out by this botnet, 57 million were sent in one day alone. By September 2007, the botnet is believed to have been running on how many computers? [More...]( Today's Birthday Dorothy Parker (1893) [Discuss]( Parker was an American short-story and verse writer who gained an almost legendary reputation for her sardonic wit while serving as drama critic for Vanity Fair and book critic for The New Yorker. She went on to write stage and screen plays and was twice nominated for an Academy Award. In the 1950s, she was blacklisted by Hollywood for her suspected ties to Communism. Parker was a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table, dubbed "The Vicious Circle" by members. What was it? [More...]( Today's Holiday Hunterdon 4-H and Agricultural Fair [Discuss]( The New Jersey Agricultural Fair, held in [Flemington, New Jersey]( at the end of August, is a traditional agricultural fair that was started by a group of local farmers in 1856, making it one of the oldest state fairs in the country. It features a statewide 4-H lamb show and sale, a [tractor pull]( a horse and pony pull, and all types of car racing (mini-stocks, modified stocks, midgets, and super sprints). The fair also offers programs and exhibits of flowers, the [4-H organization]( nurserymen, and various commercial enterprises. [More...]( Quote of the Day [Discuss]( 'Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakably meant for his ear. 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