February 14. Spent $177 on new litter boxes, food, a scratching pad, and a laser pointer for my cats. They better stop being assholes.
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈnɒvlti/ , U.S. /ˈnɑvəlti/
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French novelté new situation (c1160 in Old French), Middle French, French nouveauté innovation, change (1280), character of that which is new (1280), something new (end of the 14th cent.), fashionable finery or fabric (1694), (plural) fabric of an unusual colour or design (1868) < novelnovel adj. + -té-ty suffix1.
a. Something new, not previously experienced, unusual, or unfamiliar; a novel thing.
b. A new custom or practice; an innovation.
c. Usu. in pl. News; tidings. Obs.
d. Innovation in thought or belief; heresy; (also) an instance of this.
e. An often useless or trivial but decorative or amusing object, esp. one relying for its appeal on the newness of its design.
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