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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Am I a living eponym? #207524 10/05/2012 2:19 AM Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1 leoleo stranger leoleo stranger Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1 My story, short form, can be found at www.imzilch.com titled zilch. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Am I a living eponym? leoleo #207787 10/26/2012 1:16 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 10 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 10 London, UK Here is more about the etymology of zilch: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=zilch It is stated that "Zilch is an actual German surname of Slavic origin". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Am I a living eponym? leoleo #210637 04/26/2013 9:14 AM Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 3 zkwaywow stranger zkwaywow stranger Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 3 That's great,I agree with your thought.All things are difficult before they are easy. __________________ Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. Edited by Jackie to delete commercial link. Last edited by Jackie; 04/26/2013 7:07 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Getting back to eponyms leoleo #216979 06/09/2014 6:00 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia This is an example of an eponym. It is also rhyming slang - Mae West = Vest Mae West [mā' wĕst'] – “a type of inflatable life jacket.” Named for buxom U.S. film star Mae West (1892-1980). http://www.dailywritingtips.com/30-words-inspired-by-29-people-and-an-elephant/ live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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