Jack Lee
@sgconlaw.bsky.social
I’m based in Singapore, and have research interests in heritage law, media law, constitutional and administrative law, and human rights law.
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 7 March 2025 (eve of International Women’s Day): “muscle mommy”—“(Canada, US, slang) a woman with well-developed muscles, who is seen as a protective figure and hence sexually attractive” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 7 March 2025 (eve of International Women’s Day): “muscle mommy”—“(Canada, US, slang) a woman with well-developed muscles, who is seen as a protective figure and hence sexually attractive” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 5 March 2025: “Iron Curtain”—“the dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991)”. The term was popularized in a speech given by #WinstonChurchill on this day in 1946. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 5 March 2025: “Iron Curtain”—“the dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991)”. The term was popularized in a speech given by #WinstonChurchill on this day in 1946. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 4 March 2025 (World Engineering Day): “Widlarize”—“to destroy (a defective electronic component) using a hammer”—is named after the American electronics engineer Bob Widlar (pronounced “WIDE-ler”; 1937–1991), who was known for using the method en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 4 March 2025 (World Engineering Day): “Widlarize”—“to destroy (a defective electronic component) using a hammer”—is named after the American electronics engineer Bob Widlar (pronounced “WIDE-ler”; 1937–1991), who was known for using the method en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 3 March 2025 (official restart of the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race): “musher”—“one who drives a dogsled over ice and snow; specifically, one who participates in a dogsled race” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 3 March 2025 (official restart of the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race): “musher”—“one who drives a dogsled over ice and snow; specifically, one who participates in a dogsled race” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 2 March 2025 (eve of World Wildlife Day): “ecoduct”—“a type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 2 March 2025 (eve of World Wildlife Day): “ecoduct”—“a type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel, usually covered with foliage and turf, which animals may use to cross roads without the risk of being hit by vehicles” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 1 March 2025: “prism”, derived from from Ancient Greek πρῐ́ζω (prĭ́zō), a variant of πρῑ́ω (prī́ō, “to saw”). The rock band Pink Floyd’s album “The Dark Side of the Moon”, which features a prism on its cover, was released on this day in 1973. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
March 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 1 March 2025: “prism”, derived from from Ancient Greek πρῐ́ζω (prĭ́zō), a variant of πρῑ́ω (prī́ō, “to saw”). The rock band Pink Floyd’s album “The Dark Side of the Moon”, which features a prism on its cover, was released on this day in 1973. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): 2 is for “24-hour clock”—“a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): 2 is for “24-hour clock”—“a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 February 2025: Z is for “zymurgy”—“the chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking” and “the practice of using fermentation to produce alcoholic beverages” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 February 2025: Z is for “zymurgy”—“the chemistry of fermentation with yeasts, especially the science involved in beermaking and winemaking” and “the practice of using fermentation to produce alcoholic beverages” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 February 2025: Y is for “yelm”—“a bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 February 2025: Y is for “yelm”—“a bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 February 2025: X is for “xenagogue”—“(obsolete) one who guides strangers; guide, tour guide”, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreigner; guest; stranger”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “(adjective) guiding, leading; (noun) escort, guide”) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 February 2025: X is for “xenagogue”—“(obsolete) one who guides strangers; guide, tour guide”, from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreigner; guest; stranger”) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “(adjective) guiding, leading; (noun) escort, guide”) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 22 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): V is for “vexation”—“O Rome, in what a sicknesse art thou fall’n! / […] / No noise, no pulling, no vexation wakes thee, […]“ (Ben Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy (1611) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 22 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): V is for “vexation”—“O Rome, in what a sicknesse art thou fall’n! / […] / No noise, no pulling, no vexation wakes thee, […]“ (Ben Jonson, Catiline His Conspiracy (1611) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 21 February 2025: U is for “universal grinder”, a notional linguistic concept that a countable object can generally be turned uncountable if put into an imaginary grinder and reduced to a mass of small pieces en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 21 February 2025: U is for “universal grinder”, a notional linguistic concept that a countable object can generally be turned uncountable if put into an imaginary grinder and reduced to a mass of small pieces en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 19 February 2025: S is for “serotinal”, “developing at a later time or later in a season” or “occurring in or pertaining to late summer” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 19 February 2025: S is for “serotinal”, “developing at a later time or later in a season” or “occurring in or pertaining to late summer” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): R is for “Rosie Lee”, #Cockneyrhymingslang (originally #WWI military slang) for tea en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 18 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): R is for “Rosie Lee”, #Cockneyrhymingslang (originally #WWI military slang) for tea en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): Q is for “quockerwodger”, “a toy figure [...] that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string”, or figuratively “a person whose actions are controlled by someone else”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 17 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): Q is for “quockerwodger”, “a toy figure [...] that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string”, or figuratively “a person whose actions are controlled by someone else”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): P is for “pythonic”, which also means “of or pertaining to an oracle or prophet, or to the telling of prophecies”, from Πῡθώ (Pytho, later Delphi) where the high priestess was a well-known oracle en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
February 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 16 February 2025 (holoalphabetic month theme): P is for “pythonic”, which also means “of or pertaining to an oracle or prophet, or to the telling of prophecies”, from Πῡθώ (Pytho, later Delphi) where the high priestess was a well-known oracle en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
Frankly, the real #gulfofAmerica right now is the one between sanity and madness.
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Frankly, the real #gulfofAmerica right now is the one between sanity and madness.