51吃瓜 of the Day
hadal
adjective
of or relating to the greatest ocean depths, below approximately 20,000 feet (6,500 meters).
More about hadal
Hadal is based on Hades, the Greek god of the underworld. The Ancient Greek name for Hades, 贬腻虂颈诲脓蝉, is of unclear origin, but a longtime popular explanation is that it is related to 补茂诲岣梥, meaning 鈥渋nvisible, unseen.鈥� Hadal was first recorded in English in the late 1950s.
EXAMPLE OF HADAL USED IN A SENTENCE
No sunlight can ever penetrate the hadal trenches of the Pacific Ocean.
More about 茅肠辞蝉蝉补颈蝉别
脡肠辞蝉蝉补颈蝉别 is a form of French 茅肠辞蝉蝉补颈蝉, meaning 鈥淪cottish.鈥� Both French 脡肠辞蝉蝉别 and English Scotland come from Late Latin Scotus, a name for Gaelic-speaking people in the British Isles. The origin of Scotus may be connected to Irish Gaelic scoith, 鈥渢o cut off,鈥� or Scottish Gaelic sgaothrach, 鈥渃rowd.鈥� 脡肠辞蝉蝉补颈蝉别 was first recorded in English in the early 1860s.
EXAMPLE OF 脡COSSAISE USED IN A SENTENCE
The couples prepared to dance the 茅肠辞蝉蝉补颈蝉别 by forming two parallel lines.
alley-oop
interjection
used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, especially when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.
More about alley-oop
Alley-oop comes from French allez-hop, which generally means 鈥渙ff you go鈥� or 鈥済o on up.鈥� Allez, 鈥済o,鈥� is a form of aller, 鈥渢o go,鈥� as in the 51吃瓜 of the Day laisser-aller. Hop is an expressive word with a variety of meanings and is also the source of hoopla. Alley-oop was first recorded in English in the late 1910s.
EXAMPLE OF ALLEY-OOP USED IN A SENTENCE
鈥�Alley-oop,鈥� cried the vaudeville performer, and his co-stars struggled to lift the piano he was sitting on.