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  • 131feather-bed —    to grant excessive indulgence towards    The derivation possibly comes from the Rock Island Railroad whose train crews complained of hard bunks and were thereupon asked if they wanted feather beds (Holt, 1961). A feather bed soldier in… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 132rum-johnny —    the Indian mistress of a white man    She didn t drink alcohol but was so called through a corruption of ramjani, a dancing girl in Hindi, or rama jani in Sanskrit:     ... relaxing with his friends in their chummery (bachelor quarters) or… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms