Chad in Hilliard, Florida, wonders about the expression old as Methuselah, meaning “extremely advanced in years.” The phrase references Methuselah, a figure in Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition said to be 969 years old when he...
showette n.— «This was especially evident Wednesday night when Wainwright performed a sold-out show—or “showette” as he called it—at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.» —“Rufus Wainright hits the wall with his...
Costanza wallet n.— «Talk to a sitcom fan about wallets bursting and most give the same reflexive response—”Costanza wallet,” coined for the “Seinfeld” television character George Costanza and his ridiculously jam...