fait accompli
\fay-tah-kom-PLEE; fet-ah-\, noun;plural faits accomplis \same or -PLEEZ\
: An accomplished and presumably irreversible deed or fact.

In 1991, with German reunification a fait accompli and the European Community striding toward full political and economic integration, the future had seemed extraordinarily bright.-- Richard K. Lester, The Productive Edge

Olga, strict and tradition-minded, marries a man her father has found for her in Greece: she accepts the choice as a fait accompli, and falls in love with him on sight.-- Michiko Kakutani, "After 'Eleni,' Life of a Woman's Children in America", New York Times, October 17, 1989

To argue that Napoleon could have acted differently at Borodino is a meaningless wrestle with a fait accompli.-- James Wood, The Broken Estate

Fait accompli comes from the French, literally meaning "accomplished fact": fait, from Latin factum, "a thing done," from factus, past participle of facere, "to make or do" + accompli, past participle of accomplir, from Latin ad- + complere, "to fill up, to complete," from com- + plere, "to fill."

shimmy
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): shim·mied; shim·my·ing
1 : to shake, quiver, or tremble in or as if in dancing a shimmy
2 : to vibrate abnormally -- used especially of automobiles
3 : SHINNY

(from Straits Times)

addendum
Pronunciation: &-'den-d&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ad·den·da /-'den-d& /; also -den·dumsEtymology: Latin, neuter of addendus, gerundive of addere
1 : a thing added : ADDITION
2 : a supplement to a book -- often used in plural but sing. in constr

monocle
Pronunciation: 'mä-ni-k&l
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin monoculus having one eye, from Latin mon- + oculus eye -- more at EYE
: an eyeglass for one eye
- monocled /-k&ld/ adjective