Person of the day today instead…Prinny was a nickname for the Prince Regent, George IV.

“Prinny is holding a ball at Carlton House on the 20th.”
“Ninny is holding a what?”
“Prinny! The Prince Regent. George. You know, the large man with the mistresses.”
“Oh. Well, I wasn’t really wrong than, was I?”
“He gave us the largest donation the museum has ever seen.”
“Dear, Prinny! Yes, a fabulous man, simply the best Prince Regent around.”

Wikipedia

Familiarly nicknamed “Prinny”, George was unpopular in many quarters, and was the subject of scurrilous cartoons in the press of the day relating to his various extravagances.

Anne

George was well known for sponsoring the arts, despite his many detractors. Commissioned Brighton Pavilion and Regent’s Park, among others.

Used as in “peer of the realm.” A member of the peerage (nobility) — holds one of the following titles: duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron (in that order for rank).

“He is a peer.”
“I know. He tried to peer down my dress.”
“No, no, no. He’s a peer of the realm. A viscount. A good catch for you.”
“Are you trying to say he didn’t peer down my dress?”
“No, I’m trying to that he is a member of the nobility. Parliament seat in the House of Lords. Ring any bells?”
“Do they ring bells in the House of Lords? I never knew. Still that doesn’t solve my dress problem.”

Wiki

The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. The term can be used to refer to the entire body of titles in a collective sense, or to a specific title.

Anne

Sons who use courtesy titles (their living father’s next highest title) are not considered peers. They are legal commoners like everyone else. That does not mean they are not members of the ton, however. There is a lot of interesting information about peers, the peerage and how they get created and work, especially in legal ways. Too much for Word of the Day, but if curious, Wikipedia has a lot of good information, as do Laura Chinet’s peerage pages, a veritable feast of peerage information.

Perhaps Fluffy’s disdainful sniff over your last boyfriend was really something else…
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1485585.htm

So Matt thought I was making a joke about taking the fifth on the post title yesterday, when I was really going for a riff on a British slang phrase. Ah, the complexities of posting unintelligibly at 1am. Who else feels like it should be Thursday already?

Oh, and I believe Word of the Day pith has already chosen early retirement, with cut being a scroller. If you want ‘em shorter, let me know.