Classical and literary names are often used as verbs and adjectives. Jacobean, Shavian, Lincolnesque, etc.
More recent references should be coined.
For example, Jason Bateman told a talk show host that when he skips diet and exercise “my face tends to Shatner.” I.e., verb into. “to plump like a balloon”.
Lenolean insult - mild running gag, like riffs on Paris Hilton’s sex tapes
Clintonesque - charming and horny
Springerish - pertaining to paternity
Philian advice - like Dr. Phil’s “How’s that working for you?”
Cheneyish - gruff, or hidden as a Cheneyish bunker
Baconian - within six degrees of someone
Netanyahuey - (not sure what this would be, but it’s fun to say)
Obamify – I’m guessing this will change meaning depending on party affiliation and economic indicators.
Oprahtize – Sort of like advertise, but with a product that’s named after you.
Specterate (eeww)-- To change the way you use the word Obamify to mean change for the better. (Punctuated by periods of reversal and return to stauts quo.)
Another obscure appointee will Palin her way into the spotlight.
Some people say if Ponzi were alive he’d Madoff his own mother.
Now that Dave established it, many people Letterman a top ten list backward
rush (def. 3) = to focus on petty traits that turn out not to exist in the first place
ledger = to die shortly before your most well-regarded work comes to fruition (e.g., “John, seeing that his prints weren’t selling well, decided to submit Abandoned Female Form #57 to the National Arts Council and pull a ledger.”)
