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Old Thu May 29, 2003, 10:16am
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Originally posted by rainmaker
Would you mean "eponym"? I had to look it up... (backwards, and in high heels!)
whoa! I am impressed (although I'll admit I don't have my heels on today ).

anyway, it seems an eponym is a *person* who lends his/her name to a common object or place. But it certainly seems close enough.

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