goodyear

See also: Goodyear

English

Etymology

From good +‎ year. First use appears c. 1570 in the writings of Thomas North; obsolete since c. 1892. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what's the semantic link? OED makes some connection to Dutch”)

Noun

goodyear

  1. (dated, obsolete, euphemistic) The devil.

Derived terms

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