FELIX CULPA

PRONUNCIATION: (FAY/FEE-liks KOOL/KUHL-pah)
plural felix culpae (KOOL/KUHL-pae/pee)

MEANING: noun: An error or disaster that has fortunate consequences.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin felix culpa (happy fault). Earliest documented use: 1913. A related word is serendipity.
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FELIX CUPPA - Garfield was not the first cat who admired coffee

HELIX CULPA - the blame goes around and around

FELIX CUB, PA - What should we call the lucky little baby lion, Ma?