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Random, unrelated words
Boffo- is a term used for describing a play or movie that is very successful- great reviews,
popular with the public, earning lots of money. There is no particular agreement on the
word's origin, but it may be a sort of portmanteau of "box office".
Jet Black- If something is deeply, darkly black, it is sometimes referred to as "jet black".
Jet is a sort of mineral made of highly compressed carbon used in fine jewelry.
It was especially sought after in Victorian times and was the source of Jean Valjean's wealth
in Les Miserables. It is a form of lignite and is deeply black. So if something is "jet black"
it resembles the extreme blackness of the gemstone.
Davit- In some movies like Titanic, or if you have taken a cruise, you may have noticed the
lifeboats hanging from a sort of crane-like device that can, when necessary, swing out and lower them into the ocean.
Those cranes are called davits
Boffo- is a term used for describing a play or movie that is very successful- great reviews,
popular with the public, earning lots of money. There is no particular agreement on the
word's origin, but it may be a sort of portmanteau of "box office".
Jet Black- If something is deeply, darkly black, it is sometimes referred to as "jet black".
Jet is a sort of mineral made of highly compressed carbon used in fine jewelry.
It was especially sought after in Victorian times and was the source of Jean Valjean's wealth
in Les Miserables. It is a form of lignite and is deeply black. So if something is "jet black"
it resembles the extreme blackness of the gemstone.
Davit- In some movies like Titanic, or if you have taken a cruise, you may have noticed the
lifeboats hanging from a sort of crane-like device that can, when necessary, swing out and lower them into the ocean.
Those cranes are called davits