A
B, O + A begets
'boa.'
(This one's
nosh...? Our new nanny, Ma-
ria José Figue-
roa.)
B
B, O + B begins
'bobby.'
(This one
follows the footy in
Falkirk while answ'ring to
'Robbie.')
C
B, O + C begins
'bocce.'
(Mostly
mark'd in Milan -- tho' on
Monday's in March in Ka-
rachi.)
D
B, O + D begins
'bodice.'
(This one's
Heidi von Freund's. She in-
tends friends to fondle her...
...gratis.)
E
B, O + E begins
'Boeing.'
(Discon-
tent with their war profi-
teering proves goodly...and
growing.)
F
B, O + F begins
'boffin.'
(Truth to
tell, I've been made out a
maven -- though lately less
often.)
G
B, O + G begins
'Bogie.'
(Spied nigh
better half Betty Ba-
call and her ham-'n'-Swiss
hoagie.)
H
B, O + H begins
'boho.'
(This one's
loathe to distinguish his
goat cheese galette from his
Ho Ho.)
I
B, O + I begins
'Boise.'
(Seems when
ev'ry tree falls in the
forest, things really get
noisy.*)
*Cf: "If a tree falls in the forest
and no one is there to hear it,
does it make a sound...?" as
this relates to ecologically
foolhardy forestry practices.
J
B, O + J begins
'Bojan.'
(When he
dunks on my Wizards, I
deem 'im extremely an-
noyin.')
K
B, O + K begins
'Boko.'
(Which will
lead to 'Haram,' which will
lead to el multitud
loco.)
L
B, O + L begins
'Bolger.'
(Ray's play'd
scarecrows 'n' dowager
aunts; Cary Grant's play'd a
soldier.*)
M
B, O + M begins
'bombshell.'
(Not the
blonde brand. Who's hurt must have
more than some salve or some
balm gel.)
N
B, O + N begins
'bonkers.'
(Sadly,
citizens section'd so
squat in asylums in
Yonkers.)
(Bonus:
B, O + N begins
'bonny'...
(...much like
prächtig in German and
gözel in Azerbai-
jani.)
O
B, O + O leads to
'Boojum.'
(These Aus-
tralian species in-
sist dudes canoodle 'n'
smoodge* 'em.)
*Australian slang meaning
to curry favor, to faun.
P
B, O + P begins
'Bopper.'
(Though his
belly bloom'd big, and he
bopp'd, his career came a
cropper.)
Q
B, O + Q begins
'Boqs.'
(In Baum's
book, Boq's beheld but a
bit; in Greg's* novel, Boq
rocks!)
*Gregory McGuire, author of Wicked.
R
B, O + R begins
'Boris.'
(Counter-
spies Boris counters ac-
count for 'brat' Badenov's
tsoris.)
*Russian honorific 'brat'
translates as brother.
S
B, O + S begins
'Boston.'
(Beacon
Hill be the 'hood where Frost's
toss'd -- and, for three years, gets
lost in.*)
*The poet lived there awhile after
the death of his wife, Elinor.
T
B, O + T begins
'Bottom.'*
(Who, post
schtuppin' Titania,
charges 'er, "Smoke if ya
got 'em.")
*Comic relief both above and in
Shakespeare's A Midsummer
Night's Dream.
U
B, O + U begins
'Boulder.'
(When you're
five thousand feet above
sea level (br-r-r-r), sure it's
colder.)
V
B, O + V begins
'bovid.'
(When 'twas
anthrax afoot 'mongst the
herd, folk prefer'd to risk
COVID.)
W
B, O + W...?
'Bow Wow.'
(Pictured
here...? One Shad Moss joining
Snoop Dog -- a Gangsta Rap
powwow.)
X
B, O + X begets
'box lunch.'
(This one's
fi;;'d full of food fit for
fräuleins -- 'tain't no frickin'
jock's lunch.)
Y
B, O + Y begets
'Boycott.'
(In a
film by that name,* the sole
female lead weren't a part
Loy** got.)
*1947's Captain Boycott.
**In '47, Myrna did land a part in
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.
(Pictured below is largely unrelated
poisson of interest Myrna L'Oyster.)
Z
B, O + Z begets
'Boz.'
(With his
nom-de-plume 'Boz,' Dickens
early earns pounding ap-
plause;
rhymed with
French quelque chose, it could
bring this damn thing to a
close.)
