Etymology Enthusiasts Prints

"See – they named a word after us: phlegmatic."

"Counsel for prose is overruled. Poetry, you may continue."

"For the girls—Kimberly, Caitlin, Lauren, Cindy, and Tracy. For the boys—Cameron, Christopher, Adam, Jeffrey, and Gregory."

Washington D.C., Acronym Capital of the World

'I've drawn up a shortlist of baby names.'

'Why do they call him Neckline Ned.' - 'He's always plunging down the middle but never showing anything.'

"Are you the one they call El Cóndor?"

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

'Lance, what does 'NSFW' stand for?'

Tom Cruise

Naming that Impala

'You failed your Latin exam! But Sweety, it's important to learn Latin: All your friends' names have Latin roots...'

"Costs have risen by 200% and we are behind schedule. We are living up to our acronym gentlemen and I am not happy about it!!"

Books: Names That Will Make Your Child Hate You!

"Wait ... I always thought taking each other for granted was a good thing!"

"Really? 'Yeller'? That's what you want to name him?"

His real name is Jasper Underwood Farthington III...but we just call him 'Stinky'.

Ovalifolium Longifora

Male On Sunday

'I know you can make this project go. That's why I call you 'The Magic Motor'.'

'Then again, who says we can't call it a mangelwurzel?'

"We're callin' 'im Bill, coz he came at the end of the month"

Department of Unrealistic Dividend Earnings: 'We realize it is an unnecessary department but the acronym was just too cool to shut it down.'

1,001 names to Embarrass Your Child for Life.

"She introduces herself as Drosophila Melanogaster, but everyone knows she's just a common fruit fly."

Backdoor

Mr Long and Miss Short.

'For the sake of convenience everybody just calls me Joe.'

Could you be a little bit more specific than an 'arm and a leg'?