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Thomas Jefferson coined the word pedicure (at least in the sense “a person responsible for pedicure”).

His memorandum book for February 7, 1785, reads “P[ai]d La Forest, pedicure 12f.”

(Thanks, Joseph.)

August 12, 2025August 11, 2025 | History · Language · Trivia

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