hallux - noun - the big toe
Here's one that you probably haven't seen since high school anatomy class. Or if you never took anatomy, like me, you've probably never seen it or heard it used. Just out of curiosity, I Googled its origin. Not surprisingly, it comes from Latin, but medieval Latin. It, like so many things these days including cars, is a hybrid. It was born from combining allus, hallus, thumb, and hallex. The words look like they could be the names of characters in some sort of warped fairytale. Thumb, no doubt, would be the idiosyncratic one in the family, the one that sticks out like a sore...well, you know. Thumb. Allus, Hallus, and Hallex? Maybe they could be triplets with a pension for pick-pocketing? Why not?
Summer is the season to expose your halluxes. Yes, guys, you, too, can as well as there are some sexy sandals available for men out there. Just remember to wear them sans socks unless you happen to be German tourists, in which case, you can if you want to advertise the fact. (Best not to do so, though.) And ladies, do spend the big bucks on pedicures before you slip your halluxes into those new cubic zirconia-encrusted flip flops you bought at Walmart as then they would be guaranteed to be seen. Oh, wow!
Just playin' with you.
One more day before the long holiday weekend. Yay!
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