Verbification of Martha Stewart

[David Bowie]

From:    Alice Faber <faber at HASKINS.YALE.EDU>

: I was struck by this (perhaps) nonce-formation in the Toronto Sun,
: quoting Eric Lindros:  "Myself, I've bought a house in the area and
: I've Martha Stewart-ed it up."
: (<http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/2004/12/21/792489.html>)

I've heard it as simply the verb "to Martha", as in "I've Marthaed
[Marthad?] up my living room."

Now that i think about it, it seems that the verb as i've heard (and used)
it is "to Martha up", close to what Lindros said.

I've heard it more often as an adjective, though, as in "It was just way too
Martha for me."

Of course, with Alice's quote you've got a big, burly hockey player using
"to Martha Stewart up" as something that he does. Nothing like being secure
in one's masculinity, eh?

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