Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/November 19

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Word of the day
for November 19
jack of all trades n
  1. (idiomatic) One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them.

Today is celebrated in some countries as International Men’s Day to promote positive male role models, recognize men’s contributions, and highlight issues relating to their health and wellbeing, among other things. The date was chosen 25 years ago in 1999 by Jerome Teelucksingh of Trinidad and Tobago, the founder of the event, to honour his father’s birthday.

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