out-Herod
/ˌaʊtˈhɛrəd/verb
[with object] Originally (in to out-Herod Herod): to outdo (Herod) in cruelty, evil, extravagance, etc. Later (in weakened use): to be more extreme or outrageous than (sometimes without the implication of viciousness). Chiefly with allusion to Shakespeare's use.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. From out- + the name of Herod the Great (d. 4 b.c.), King of Palestine, represented in the Mystery Plays as a blustering tyrant.
- informalize
- informally
- informal settlement
- informal vote
- informance
- informant
- informatic
- informatical
- informatician
- informatics
- information
- information age
- informational
- informationally
- information architect
- information architecture
- information booth
- information bureau
- information content
- information desk
- information economy
- information exchange
- information explosion
- information fatigue
- information fatigue syndrome