Opposite Of Souvenir?

ToraToraTora | 16:08 Thu 20th Nov 2014 | Phrases & Sayings

65 Answers

The official antonym says "forfiet/loss/penalty" but that does not describe what I mean. if you climbed Everest and left picture of a family member up there for example, what would the word for that be? like a sort of reverse souvenir.

Back In The Day

Proverbs And Sayings

Answers

61 to 65 of 65

First Previous 1 2 3 4

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by ToraToraTora. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.

stuey

It is believed that George Mallory had a pocket watch with a picture of his wife in it when he reached the summit of Everest. Obviously, Sir Edmund Hillary didn't subscribe to this.

Canary42

It's a sort of "Kilroy was here" designation, but I can't think of a single-word definition I'm afraid. And unfortunately this became rather debased with the "Chad" illustration.

How about "Blue Plaque moment" ?

stuey

For anyone interested in this ill-fated expedition, read "Paths Of Glory" by Jeffrey Archer.

ToraToraTora

Question Author

Well not sure what happenned but I was suspended for a few days, anyway I would like to point out that I did thank the sensible suggestions above at least twice in this thread. Anyway, again, many thanks for any sincere contributors to this thread.