United States presidential pets. Socks the cat at the podium in the White House Press Briefing Room. Grace Coolidge with Laddie Buck, an Airedale Terrier, and Rob Roy, a white Collie. United States Presidents and their families have often had pets while serving their term(s) in office.
Definition of idiot savant. plural. idiots savants. play \ËÄ-ËdyÅ-sÃ¤-ËvÃ¤â¿(z)\ or. idiot savants. \ËÄ-ËdyÅ-sÃ¤-ËvÃ¤â¿(z)\. 1 : savant. 2 : a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else.
Full Definition of PETULANT. 1. : insolent or rude in speech or behavior. 2. : characterized by temporary or capricious ill humor: peevish.â petÂ·uÂ·lantÂ·ly adverb.See petulant defined for English-language learners. Oxford's denial of her [Margaret Thatcher's] honorary degree in 1984 was no petulant fluke but an accurate measure of her unpopularity with the whole profession. â 2 Harold Perkin, Times Literary Supplement, 26 June 1992.