The Word of the Day:
pilgarlic \pil-GAR-lik\ (noun)
1 *a : a bald head b : a bald-headed man
2 : a man looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity
Example sentence:
"An estimated 40 million American males boast the pilgarlic look, and
nobody knows how many pretenders have discovered that bald is beautiful."
(Dennis Wagner, _The Phoenix Gazette_, May 29, 1993)
Did you know?
Tastes change. If baldness has gained acceptance and even admiration,
so too has garlic become a roundly popular culinary addition. We no longer
equate baldness with negative personality traits, or speak contemptuously of
"garlic-eaters." But after someone in the 16th century first likened a bald
head to peeled garlic, "pilgarlic" was used (rather baldly, one might say)
in uncomplimentary ways -- "poor pilgarlic" was a phrase often employed.
"Pil" was short for "pilled," which was (and still is) British dialect for
"peeled." If the term "pilgarlic" is used derisively now, it doesn't
necessarily refer to a bald person. In fact, in more recent times, perhaps
the "pil" reminds some of "pill," a word for someone who is disagreeable or
tiresome.
Erika
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