...some idiosyncratic elements of Erd?s's vocabulary include:
Children were referred to as "epsilons"
Women were "bosses" who "captured" men as "slaves" by marrying them. Divorced men were "liberated."
People who stopped doing mathematics had "died," while people who died had "left."
Alcoholic drinks were "poison".
Music (except classical music) was "noise".
To be considered a hack was to be a "Newton".
To give a mathematical lecture was "to preach".
To give an oral exam to students was "to torture" them.
