Rodapova (Maria Sharapova + Andy Roddick)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 8/30/06, bapopik at aol.com <bapopik at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Tennis players (usually on a first-name basis like Jimmy and Chris) have
> formed "Rodapova" (Maria Sharapova + Andy Roddick). The new
> Bennifer/Brangelina?

Larry beat you by a couple of days, Barry...

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--Ben Zimmer

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