F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger")

Laurence Horn laurence.horn at YALE.EDU
Tue Dec 30 05:15:46 UTC 2003


>>--There are a lot of cites for "baby boomerang", actually, but I
>>don't see any offhand with the relevant meaning, and none at all for
>>"baby boomeranger".
>>
>>L
>
>"Boomerang baby" is more usual, maybe. Mentioned here for example:
>
>http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/08/wordwatch.htm
>
>-- Doug Wilson

Ah yes, but that doesn't play off "baby boomer" the way the
letter-writers' version does.

L



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