Search: kismet etym
Why: In the Vanity Fair feature "Sweet Bard of Youth" about John Hughes:
Ringwald and Hughes simply talked—Hughes confirming his hunch that she was the right girl to play Samantha, Ringwald bowled over by his interest and believing it Kismet that they shared a birthday, February 18.It's capitalized, see? Weird.
Answer: It's Turkish! It means "fate," which you know. It comes from the Arabic word qismat or qismah, "portion or lot." This comes from qasama, "he divided."
In short, who knows why they capitalized it. Vanity Fair is not known for being 100% norms.
Source: A Measured Response from the Man who Unscrews the Inscrutable, EtymOnline
The More You Know: Kismet™ is also the brand name for a dice game extremely similar to Yahtzee™, which happens to be my favorite game on earth. And it's the name of Joel's damn dog.
that is a really cute picture of him.
ReplyDeleteits actually a picture of his mom's dog. When entering information ab what kind of pet she should have the name of the dog that appeared was Kismet...first came the name and then came the rescue pup!
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