walking encyclopedia



walking encyclopedia

A very knowledgeable person, as in Ask Rob-he's a walking encyclopedia of military history. A similar expression, a walking dictionary, was used by George Chapman in his poem "Tears of Peace" (c. 1600).
See also: walking

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gilbertojeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Timotheus-Biblical Latin, German, Dutch
Wilhelminavil-hel-MEE-nah (Dutch)Dutch, German, Polish, English
TlalocTLAH-lokAztec and Toltec Mythology
BreandÁN-Irish
Lenore[lə'nɔ:]