Namely, 79

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

79: Kafkaesque/kafkaesque: irrational and terrifying (from Frank Kafka, 1883–1924, Czech author of bizarre stories—The Trial, The Metamorphosis, etc.; first known use of word, 1939)

The whole thing seemed so kafkaesque—

Bizarre and weird and so grotesque.

That buzzard nesting with a hawk?

Oh, how the other birds will talk!

The buzzard said, “It’s really neat:

He kills the things, and then I eat!”

The hawk said, “I could wish no more—

I eat my fill; he cleans the gore.”

So … symbiosis—that’s the case.

Each helps the other—no disgrace.

A benefit for both the birds!

No need for any further words!