Latin idioms
"This for this"
quid pro quo
Ague is an outdated term for this tropical disease spread by mosquitos
Malaria
From the French for "promise" or "trust", it's one's bride-to-be
Fiancee
In 1998 this 39-year-old singer had a baby girl with wife Debbie Rowe
Michael Jackson
1961:
"Fat man, you shoot a great game of pool"
The Hustler
"Sieze the day"
Carpe diem
This name for tuberculosis referred to the wasting away of the patient
Consumption
Derived from Japanese, it's a cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or on a frame; it also makes a nice sofa
Futon
In 1998 this 39-year-old singer had a baby girl with wife Debbie Rowe
Magic Johnson
1950:
"I am big. It's the pictures that got small"
Sunset Boulevard
"For the good"
pro bono
Julius Caesar probably suffered from attacks of this, which Shakespeare calls "falling-sickness"
Epilepsy
In 1957 Strom Thurmond engaged in one for 24 hours & 18 minutes, speaking against a civil rights bill
Filibuster
In 1768 at age 39 this captain left England on his first voyage to the South Seas
James Cook
1981:
"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"
Raiders of the Lost Ark
"Nourishing Mother"
alma mater
Grippe refers to a contagious disease characterized by feverishness, especially this one
Influenza
It's the body of an airplane minus the wings, the tail & the engines
Fuselage
In 1861 this 39-year-old began delivering supplies to the Civil War wounded
Clara Burton
1981:
"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?"
Citizen Kane
Terra Firma
Visible exhalations of gas or steam, or an old term for depression or hypochondria
Vapors
It's the proper term for a tightrope walker in a circus
Funambulist
This French existentialist found "No Exit" at age 39
Jean Paul Sartre
1974:
"She's my sister. She's my daughter. My sister. My daughter...she's my sister and my daughter!"
Chinatown