Dad
n.— «Highlights were as plentiful as notes he extracted from his acoustic guitar. “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” struck a nerve, especially when he explained that “Dad” was shorthand for Baghdad the same way “Nam” was short for Vietnam.» —“Concert review: Richard Thompson” by Ralph Berrier Jr. Roanoke Times (Virginia) Oct. 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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The words tough, through, and dough all end in O-U-G-H. So why don’t they rhyme? A lively new book addresses the many quirks of English by explaining the history of words and phrases. And: have you ever been in a situation where a group makes...