65. Eponyms III: Who’s That Guy?

The Allusionist

• Episode: 65. Eponyms III: Who’s That Guy?
• Website: The Allusionist
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• Duration: 00:20:07
• Published: 2017-10-14 05:51

Roman Mars returns for our annual dose of eponyms – words that derive from people’s names. This year: explosive revelations about the origins of the word ‘guy’. Find out more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/guy. CONTENT NOTE: the episode contains a description of 17th century torture and execution. The show’s online home is http://theallusionist.org. Stay in touch at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow. Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.