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Jul 18, 2024
This week’s themeWhose what? This week’s words Chekhov's gun Parkinson's law Barney's bull John Thomson's man collier's faith ![]() ![]() Illustration: Anu Garg + AI
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with Anu GargJohn Thomson’s man
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: A man excessively submissive to his woman.
ETYMOLOGY:
Of uncertain origin. Perhaps the original form was Joan Thomson’s man.
Earliest documented use: 1513. Some other adjectives to describe such a
man are uxorious and
henpecked.
USAGE:
“You know what they call you, don’t you? I hear it because they
forget I’m your son sometimes. A John Thomson’s man. Someone who’s
given up being a man in his own house.” Robert Crichton; The Camerons; Knopf; 1972. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your
enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson Mandela, activist, South
African president, Nobel laureate (18 Jul 1918-2013)
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