kick flick n. a martial arts movie. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
kick flick n. a martial arts movie. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Barbara in Jacksonville, Florida, recalls her grandmother saying she liked her coffee strong enough to tote double and kick up behind. The expression tote double refers to the action of a horse carrying two people. If a horse is able to kick up...
Jacuzzi and silhouette are eponyms — that is, they derive from the names of people. An Italian immigrant to California invented the bubbly hot tub called a jacuzzi. And the word silhouette commemorates a penny-pinching treasury secretary who lasted...
Interesting that this predates “chick flick” (dated by OED3/MWCD11 to 1988). I’d imagine one expression influenced the other, but I would’ve guessed “chick flick” came first.