A Few Words About Breasts

March, 1986

Breasts. America loves 'em. They've nurtured the young and the old, inspired songs and sonnets, war and peace, not to mention a major men's magazine. We could go on forever, so we will--with a lengthy tribute to the names, nicknames and euphemisms that have come to characterize chest fever. The following extensive but by no means exhaustive list was compiled by amateur etymologists Parker Bennett and Tom Mannis.Angel CakesApplesBalboasBalloonsBangersBanglesBassoonsBaublesBazongasBazookasBazoomsB...