fire extinguisher



fire extinguisher

A chaperone. This 1920s phrase referred to a chaperone, whose presence and vigilance prevented romantic sparks from bursting into flames of passion.
See also: fire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
OswaldAHZ-wawld (English), AWS-vahlt (German)English, German, Anglo-Saxon
Theodoricthee-AHD-ə-rik (English)History
Vitalijus-Lithuanian
Sutton['sʌtən]
BogdanBAWG-dahn (Polish), BOG-dahn (Serbian, Croatian), bog-DAHN (Romanian)Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Dovid-Yiddish