eponym
eponym by 787757421748422 February 26, 2021
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A regular eponym is something named after a person, such as nehru jacket, boycott, volt, bloomer, gerrymander and quisling. A para-eponym is something named after a variation on a person's name, and can be a noun, adjective or verb.
Two para-eponyms are Count Chocula (from Count Dracula) cereal and Cherry Garcia (from Jerry Garcia, a musician favorite of Ben and Jerry) ice cream.
para-eponym by gm2l June 21, 2010
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alcoholics eponymous
Jack: Hi, my name's Jack - Jack Daniels and I've had this name all my life.
All: Hi Jack. Welcome to alcoholics eponymous.
All: Hi Jack. Welcome to alcoholics eponymous.
alcoholics eponymous by Lepus July 2, 2008
emonym
e-mo-nym (ih-moh-nym)
noun
A word that elicits the same emotional feeling as another. As such, it is subjective. A dictionary of emonyms is called an emotional thesaurus.
A word that is offered in response to the question, "What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear 'x'?" The word offered is the responder's emonym for "x".
Origin: 2012-2013; blend of emotional and synonym.
noun
A word that elicits the same emotional feeling as another. As such, it is subjective. A dictionary of emonyms is called an emotional thesaurus.
A word that is offered in response to the question, "What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear 'x'?" The word offered is the responder's emonym for "x".
Origin: 2012-2013; blend of emotional and synonym.
Because of their political affiliations, John and Jane have different emonyms for "Obama". John's emonym is "hero" and Jane's is "loser."
eponysterical
the following comments are eponysterical:
"What is the best place to aim in a standard wall-based men's urinal to minimize spray (on yourself)?"
posted by pissfactory
"turkey tryptophan wont make you sleepy"
posted by Tryptophan-5ht
"What is the best place to aim in a standard wall-based men's urinal to minimize spray (on yourself)?"
posted by pissfactory
"turkey tryptophan wont make you sleepy"
posted by Tryptophan-5ht
eponysterical by zyzzyx January 4, 2007
Hip-eponymous
Cool People, or Hipsters, who belong to an Eponymous Society, where all members have the same name. Hip-eponymous is the next logical step to Googling your own name. You find and friend everyone with your name, and start a group, such as the "Your Name" Society.
Hip-eponymous by [TOM] ThunderDawg October 27, 2010
elonym
(electronic + Gr. onyma, name; cf. pseudonym, synonym) -- electronic name; the part of electronic address that precedes the sign @.
In our university mail system, all elonyms are made from the first name initial plus the surname minus last letter. My elonym is bjohnso (Bill Johnson).
His elonym is as enigmatic as he is himself: aaa314. Clearly he claims to be alpha, not omega.
His elonym is as enigmatic as he is himself: aaa314. Clearly he claims to be alpha, not omega.