Namely, 83

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

83: Levis: blue jeans made by Levi Strauss & Co. (from Levi Strauss, 1830–1902, a Bavarian immigrant and clothing merchant; Levis grew popular during the California Gold Rush, 1849; earliest known use of word, 1926)

I found some Levis—just my size.

I didn’t even try them on.

At home, there was no real surprise:
A perfect fit! My worries gone!

I wore them for a lovely week—

I wore them every day and night.

I washed them—knew I’d still look chic.

Then pulled them on—oh, far too tight!

It seems they’d shrunk a little bit,

For surely I had gained no weight?!?

I sent them back: “They do not fit!”

“Because you’re fat,” they said. (Sad fate.)