Namely, 5

NAMELY

EP-oh-nimz

a word 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

5: boycott: the withdrawal of support, or the refusal to buy or use something, as a form of protest or activism; (also a verb). (From Charles C. Boycott, 1832–97, English land agent, who was ostracized by the Irish for refusing to reduce rents—from 1880)

I didn’t know this word had once

Been some dude’s actual name.

So I don’t think I’ll ever view

This word, well, quite the same.

For now I’ll always think about

That very stingy dude

Whose actions were supremely gross—

Oh, far much more than crude.

A warning then emerges from

The forming of this word:

Be careful what you do: Your name

Could otherwise be heard

Whenever people have some bad

Things that they want to say—

A future foul—forever cursed

In our most human way.