SPEAKING OF LATIN
Volunteers, especially lawyers who work for free, know the Latin for “for the good.”
Pro bono
This holds up your bicycle or motorcycle.
Kickstand
George Costanza; Elaine Benes; Cosmo Kramer
Seinfeld
Some historians consider this to be the first junk food. The ingredients? “Candycoated popcorn, peanuts, and a prize.”
Cracker Jacks
This term meaning “separated from the general public” is what the jurors in the criminal trial of OJ Simpson had to endure for nine months.
Being sequestered
Astronauts who return to earth know the Latin for “solid ground.”
Terra firma
The start of a football game.
Kickoff
Sam Malone; Diane Chambers; Norm Peterson
Cheers
Nickname for the national flag of the United Kingdom.
Union Jack
Because of the many deaths related to this car manufacturer’s Pinto, the company became the first ever to face criminal charges for car design.
Ford
Shoppers should know the Latin for “let the buyer beware.”
Caveat emptor
An assistant or close associate; a second banana.
Sidekick
Archie Bunker; Edith Bunker; Gloria Stivic
All in the Family
This actor is the most nominated male actor in the history of the Academy Awards. His first nomination came in 1969, for his role in the blockbuster movie Easy Rider.
Jack Nicholson
Arlo Guthrie wrote a song called “Alice’s Restaurant” about this crime, which he committed on Thanksgiving Day in 1965.
Littering
Christmas Carol singers know the Latin for “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”
Adeste Fidelis
An informal, and often considered bad-mannered, idiom that means to die.
Kick the bucket
Esther Anderson; Fred G. Sanford; Lamont Sanford
Sanford and Son
In this casino game, players can “go or hit,” “stay or stand,” “split or double,” or “go over.”
Blackjack
This Japanese leader, who was convicted of ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor, was hanged in 1948.
(Hideki) Tojo
Texans know the Latin for “the body of Christ.”
Corpus Christi
A payment, usually illegal, to someone who has influenced the outcome of a transaction.
Kickback
Walter (Radar) Reilly; Hawkeye Pierce; Margaret Houlihan
M*A*S*H
As one word, it’s a strong alcoholic drink; as two words, it’s a popular cereal made by Kellogg’s.
Apple Jacks
What were the better known nicknames of the 19th century criminal pair Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Longbaugh?
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid