The lump at the front of the neck, in men and some women, that is caused by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx.
Webster's 1913 dictionary states that the term "… is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit, (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent."
"I can see your adam's apple. Sometimes I wonder who thought of calling it an "adam's apple". They must have felt really cool though when everyone started calling it that."
An Adam's Apple, as defined by the bible was originally formed from a person named "Adam" from Adam And Eve bit into an apple where he eventually choked onto the apple and there remained the piece of the apple to this current day Now when it forms, it doesnt form from birth, it doesnt appear on the male body until the individual hits puberty
Adam bit into an apple but began choking on it and there remained the piece he bit on, stuck in his throat thus creating the Adam's Apple
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.
Term used to describe someone who is a mix of both rural (country) and urban (metropolitan) lifestyles/upbringings. He/she is typically equally comfortable in both settings and is able to seamlessly slip back and forth between the two, appreciating the characteristics of each.
That ol' gal of mine drives the 12 lane freeway during the week and a John Deere on the weekends. She likes opra and the Grand Ol' Opry. I love them countrypolitan women.