Word Fugitives
Atlantic, The, March, 2007 by Barbara Wallraff
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Reasonable people may disagree: Is a husband who puts his friends to shame by lavishing presents on his wife a wanker , a schmuck , maybe even an adulterer , as a few readers of the October Word Fugitives suggested? Some readers seemed more interested in expressing a point of view than in coining a word. John Keresty , of Vernon, N.J., wrote, “I’ve known more of these guys than most. The vast majority are philandering, boisterous blowhards who shower favors on their wives/girlfriends for their personal aggrandizement. And they just love the uncomfortable position that places the other males in.”
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Or is such a husband a keeper? That’s how Frank Schellenberg , of Palo Alto, Calif., sees it. He explained, “Funny you should ask about a word for a husband with excessive generosity in the very month we celebrated our tenth anniversary. I had ten bouquets sent ...
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