http://www.wordnik.com/lists/bywords.xml The height of fame, or infamy, is when your name becomes a byword for something. I'm not 100 percent sure about the technical name for this trope, but it seems to be <a href="/words/antonomasia">antonomasia</a>. 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03 Sep 2008 21:46:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/archie bunker http://www.wordnik.com/words/john hancock Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:32:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/john hancock http://www.wordnik.com/words/boswell Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:31:54 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/boswell http://www.wordnik.com/words/hercules Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:55:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/hercules http://www.wordnik.com/words/cupid Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:55:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cupid http://www.wordnik.com/words/perry mason Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:10:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/perry mason http://www.wordnik.com/words/nancy drew Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:09:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/nancy drew http://www.wordnik.com/words/penelope Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:07:25 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/penelope http://www.wordnik.com/words/attila Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:07:01 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/attila http://www.wordnik.com/words/svengali Sat, 30 Aug 2008 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