"A uniquely NUS tradition, the NUS Centennial Rag and Flag Day, is an annual charity event..."
(underlines mine, refer to definition below)
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Let's see now, where's my dictionary...
tradition
n.
1. A specific practice of long-standing.
centennial
adj.
1. Occuring once every 100 years.
annual
adj.
1. Occuring once every year.
Wow, didn't know that one can actually celebrate a 100th anniversary every year for the past 100 years...
Oh, and not forgetting:
pompous
adj.
1. Full of high-sounding phrases.
(Countdown to post of the century: 3)
3 comments:
question of curiousity: why 1984-ville??? why not Oceania??
cheerio,
yl.
That novel gets fleshed out in our everyday lives in this city-state. Read my thoughts here
Here's another one:
Jap
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Japanese birth or descent.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Jap
"Jap" is NOT an abbreviation for "Japanese."
Not that the majority of Singaporean Chinese care, of course.
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