Jim Wilson
n.— «To get them home quickly, he would need a little divine intervention, or at least a sympathetic ear at American Airlines.…Garcia placed a call to the Jim Wilson Desk, the pleasant name the airline has given the department handling human remains. Soon Garcia had four bodies booked on three flights.» —“Last Trip Home” by Jay Root Fort-Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) Oct. 10, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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...
When there’s no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? Some people apply acronyms like YOYO — “you’re on your own” — or CORN, for “Clean Out your Refrigerator...