Thursday, October 11, 2018

Namely, 1

NAMELY

EP-oh-nimz

a word based on or derived from a person's name.
First Known Use: mid-19th century

“What’s in a Name?”
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2

1: Adam’s apple: the lump of cartilage surrounding the larynx at the front of the human neck—most noticeable on adult men (source: back to 1625; one possible idea for the source: when Adam swallowed the apple, it stuck)

His Adam’s apple—huge and thick—
Made those who looked at him feel sick.
“But I can’t help it!” (So he cried.)
But no one listened—thought he’d lied.

Eventually, he found a wife—
A lucky man—it saved his life.
No more did he just wail and grieve,
For now he’d married his own Eve.



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