Thursday, September 23, 2004

Today's OED antedating (in memory of MM): "palimony"

Palimony, slang, court-ordered alimony-substitute for unmarried person (first use cited 1979): Headline of article: "Pal-imony: A Brand New Nightmare For L.A.'s Swingers," headline by anonymous, Los Angeles magazine, October 1977, p 140.