I have a new favourite word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_%28mating_arena%29
OED:
lek
[? a. Sw. leka to play: see LAKE v.1 (cf. quot. 1884 s.v. LAKING vbl. n.1).]
intr. of certain birds: To take part in a pattern of behaviour centred upon a lek; hence {sm}lekking vbl. n. Also lek n.1, a patch of ground used by groups of birds of certain species, esp. blackcock, during the breeding season, as a setting for the males' display and their meeting with the females; the display itself or the season during which it takes place.
I wish to take this opportunity to formally announce that I will no longer being saying "bar", nor "pub". When I say, "meet me at the lek", you know where to go.
(Also, for those who are curious, OED is accessible for members through the Seattle Public Library's website.)
OED:
lek
[? a. Sw. leka to play: see LAKE v.1 (cf. quot. 1884 s.v. LAKING vbl. n.1).]
intr. of certain birds: To take part in a pattern of behaviour centred upon a lek; hence {sm}lekking vbl. n. Also lek n.1, a patch of ground used by groups of birds of certain species, esp. blackcock, during the breeding season, as a setting for the males' display and their meeting with the females; the display itself or the season during which it takes place.
I wish to take this opportunity to formally announce that I will no longer being saying "bar", nor "pub". When I say, "meet me at the lek", you know where to go.
(Also, for those who are curious, OED is accessible for members through the Seattle Public Library's website.)