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I always thought Catch-22 was a real military regultion. I had no idea Heller made it up!
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No, no, “Catch-22” refers to what happens when the Cleveland Browns’ quarterback throws 100 passes to his wide receivers.
Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Carry on with your regularly scheduled thread.
The Trilby hat takes its name from George du Maurier’s 1894 novel Trilby. A hat of this style was worn on stage during the play’s first London production.
Of course, that novel is much more famous for its evil hypnotist, Svengali.
Not a book, but a literary work:
The name of the psychological phenomenon known as “the Pygmalion effect” is taken from the play by George Bernard Shaw.
James Dicky’s book “Deliverance” has given the word a secondary meaning of “redneck.” The movie added the “Dueling Banjos” sound effect to the concept.
If we may use Shakespeare’s plays, everyone knows what a “Romeo” is.
Frankenstein has acquired a secondary meaning (according to Merriam-Webster):
And has spawned an adjective (also according to Merriam-Webster):
In addition to Rosemary’s Baby, a Bad Seed also refers to a creepy or evil child.
The Gilded Age by Mark Twain.
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The Gilded Age by Mark Twain.
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Good one. And in a similar vein, the modern usage of “robber barons” to describe American industrialists of the 19th century derives from the 1934 book The Robber Barons: The Great American Capitalists, 1861-1901 by Matthew Josephson.
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The Bible. Books, movies and all sorts of things are refered to as 'The bible of (insert name here).
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How about specific books of the Bible? Like “Exodus”. . . which came first, the book or the word?
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How about specific books of the Bible? Like “Exodus”. . . which came first, the book or the word?
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The word, I think - many of the books of the Bible are just descriptively named.