woman of pallor
n.— «I saw a bevy with a sign that said, “Women of Color,” another bevy with a sign that said, “Woman of Pallor.”» —“Too many axes to grind” by Joanna McClelland Glass Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada) June 8, 1991. (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...
For at least three centuries, declaring I’ll eat my hat! has indicated that the speaker is so certain they’re right, that if they’re not, they’re willing to swallow their chapeau. Variations of this phrase include I’ll eat my boots, I’ll eat my cap...