word of the day

As defined by the American Heritage Dictionary:

ji-had  (jĭ-häd’)

n.  

1. Islam An individual’s striving for spiritual self-perfection.
2. Islam A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.
3. A crusade or struggle: “The war against smoking is turning into a jihad against people who smoke” (Fortune).

Variation as defined by Susan Hill:

bee-had (bee-häd’)

n.

1.  a swarming of bees that is a result of an infidel unknowingly disturbing the hive while weeding her yard.  The bees launched a full-on bee-had against Susan, resulting in her frantically waving her arms and swatting at her head, and eventually turning the garden hose on herself in an attempt to end the bee-had.