pumpkin lily n. an effete or unskilled person; a novice. Also punkin lily. Editorial Note: Nearly all discovered uses this term, including the 1922 and 1958 citations below, come from descriptions of Teddy Roosevelt, then aged 25, at the time of his...
pumpkin lily n.— «Such snide remarks as “eastern pumpkin lily” and “four-eyed dude” and less printable ones kept him in fighting trim.» —“Teddy Roosevelt Nation’s Youngest President” by Victor W. Zierke Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisc.) Nov. 29, 1958...
