Mount Everest

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Mount Everest

Etymology

Named by Andrew Waugh after George Everest.

Proper noun

Mount Everest

  1. The world’s highest mountain, located in the Himalayas between Nepal and Tibet.
  2. (figuratively) Epitome, ultimate; an endeavor that is very demanding yet rewarding.
    • 2017, David Salazar (interview with Russell Thomas), Q & A: Tenor Russell Thomas on His First ‘Otello’ & Historic Met ‘Bohème’, OperaWire (October 4, 2017):
      OW: Many see it as the Mount Everest of tenor roles. What made you feel ready to take it on at this moment in your life? And why with ASO?
      RT: It definitely is the Mount Everest of tenor roles!!
    • 2018, Tim Carman, Can a chile pepper really cause an ‘incapacitating’ headache?, The Washington Post (April 12, 2018):
      To people of a certain disposition — thrill-seekers, daredevils, folks who never want to taste their food again — the Carolina Reaper is the Mount Everest of foodstuffs. It must be conquered.

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