Schmelviser
n.— «Thanks to Jonathan Goldstein and Max Wallace authors of the book, “Schmelvis,” a new word is now recognised on the Internet—Schmelvisers! Schmelvisers are those who concentrate on Elvis’s diet,personal life and tragic death, rather than his outstanding contribution to popular music.They often schlepp down to Memphis to see for themselves the mysterious attraction Graceland has on the world of tourism.» —“Schmelvisers and the King of Commerce” by Maurice Colgan in Dublin, Ireland OnlyPunjab.com Nov. 11, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Quiz Guy John Chaneski says that lately he’s been thinking a lot about Greece for some reason. So his puzzle this week is based on the Greek alphabet. Each clue’s blank must be filled by a word or phrase that sounds like the name of a Greek letter...
Is there such a thing as a “neutral” accent, and if so what does it sound like? And that quirk in the way southern Californians talk about freeways. They’ll say things like take the 405 and get on the 8. Why the definite article...