Namely, 69

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

69: gamp: a large, baggy umbrella (from the umbrella of Mrs. Sarah Gamp, a character in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, 1844, by Charles Dickens—a novel, by the way, that has scenes in the United States; first known use of word, 1860–65)

So … when the weather grew too damp,

I searched around to find my gamp.

(Did I forget it? Out at camp?)

And so, I fear, I got so wet

I couldn’t go to pay my debt.

(A pretty sad excuse, I bet?)

But, really, do you need a gun?

I’ll pay those thousands—every one.

It’s wet outside! I [One shot—I’m done.]