Examples
“It is not surprising that Malthus was regarded as beyond the pale of decent-thinking people.”
“Twenty-one years of my life have been spent in slavery -- personal slavery -- surrounded by degrading influences, such as can exist now here beyond the pale of slavery; and it will not be strange, if under such circumstances, I should betray, in what I have to say to you, a deficiency of that refinement which is seldom or ever found, except among persons that have experienced superior advantages to those which I have enjoyed.”
My Bondage and My Freedom. Part I.--Life as a Slave. Part II.--Life as a Freeman
“But the two reports together seem so far beyond the pale of the possible that they serve to stupefy the father: "his heart grew numb," (pugh, "to grow cold").”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘beyond the pale’.
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phraseologue
phrases—not sure exactly what I'm doing with them though
how dare you, what could possib..., I have to hand it..., so it's come to this, this isn't funny ..., how do I put this, at the end of the..., not a happy camper, a good time was h..., it's been real, accidentally on p..., are we not men and 378 more...
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no place places
where no(w)here was, is and will be
down and out, inside out, up and gone, up and up, up and in, up and at em, out and out, inside track, inside job, inside joke, inside turn, outside of heaven and 42 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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je les adore!
fusillade, foal, celestial, abattoir, byzantium, berlin, casablanca, babylon, balkans, albion, avalon, between the devil... and 471 more...
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Words and phrases of Irish origin, or...
not necessarily eponyms, but might be
boycott, blarney, banshee, galore, keen, donnybrook, colleen, drumlin, phoney, clan, cairn, ceili and 122 more...
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My List
A list of words that I have generated over time.
cairn, cacodaemoniacal, abash, abject, abjure, abstemious, abhor, abnegate, abnegation, abscond, abstruse, acclivity and 702 more...
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metaphysical metaphorical places
not corresponding to a specific physical location
at the end of one..., at one's wits end, up the creek, round the bend, on cloud nine, in the doldrums, in cloud-cuckoo land, sold down the river, on a slow boat to..., in a brown study, down the rabbit hole, in a rut and 84 more...
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I like: B
babylon, bacchus, balkans, basilica, bavaria, behemoth, belfast, berlin, beyond the pale, bifrost, bifurcate, bismarck and 24 more...
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Laiane's Words
ampersand, antediluvian, diaspora, canny, egregious, illusory, torrid, abeyance, banal, ennui, tapir, chortle and 39 more...
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metaphorical places
canossa, waterloo, rubicon, eden, coventry, oz, gethsemane, calvary, serendip, the land of nod, between scylla an..., brigadoon and 77 more...
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Useful expressions
clarion call, beyond the pale, due process, silver bullet, to make a hash of...
Tweets
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reesetee One would imagine you'd know, one way or the other. Oct 18, 2007
chained_bear *feels better to know she's not smoking crack* Oct 18, 2007
reesetee Sionnach is a font of very useful information. :-) Oct 18, 2007
sionnach Dublin is derived from "dubh linn" (black pool), and was indeed founded by the Vikings.
"The Pale", which was an actual fence around the city, came later, with the Normans. Oct 18, 2007
reesetee Ouch. Stick-y indeed. Oct 18, 2007
fbharjo have you ever associated "beyond the pale" with impale. That a sticky point! Oct 18, 2007
reesetee And pale used here also referred to a picket in a fence, so it also means "beyond the fence"--or whatever barrier surrounded the city. Oct 18, 2007
chained_bear Beyond the pale (of Dublin) meant outside the area of British authority. Online Etymology says this usage is from 1547.
I have a very vague memory of hearing once that the Vikings founded Dublin (dubh something, which means black...vague memory again...). But maybe I'm just smoking crack...? Oct 18, 2007