What’s the common bond that links the names Vanessa, Cedric, and Pamela? They’re all names coined by famous authors. Vanessa was invented by Jonathan Swift as a pet name for his lover Esther Van Homrigh.The 16th-century poetSir Phillip Sidney coined...
Spit baths are quick cleanups with a moistened tissue, napkin, or towel, the sort Lee in Arcadia, Indiana, remembers getting before going out in public. Another listener recalls a University of Tennessee fraternity term from the late 1950s: SAE...
quinfecta n.— «Jockey posts “quinfecta” Series…Laffit Pincay Jr. rode a record five stakes winners Saturday at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif.» —“Jockey posts ‘quinfecta’ Series” St. Petersburg...
