An assuming, pedantic lady, boasting of the many books which she had
read, often quoted 'Locke Upon Understanding,' a work she said she
admired above all things, yet there was one word in it which, though
often repeated, she could not distinctly make out; and that was the
word ide-a (pronouncing it very long): "but I suppose it comes from a
Greek derivation."
"You are perfectly right, madam," said Foote, "it comes from the word
ideaousky."
"And pray, sir, what does that mean?"
"The feminine of idiot, madam."