Having seized some of the large clinkerbuilt fishing-boats, such as are used still in the Scottish firths and seas, he embarked his whole force at Holm-sound, a beautiful bay in Pomona, crossed the stormy Pentland Firth, and in the beginning of April landed his followers, without the loss of one, on the coast of Caithness, at the flat part of the shore near Duncan’s bay-head and John-o’-Groat’s House.

We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king.

“Why are you doomscrolling?” I ask. ¶ “I’m not doomscrolling.” Swipe, swipe...

You’ve already seen it mentioned a few times, but in case it wasn’t clear, I’m proposing the term “Immediately-Invoked Function Expression”, and “IIFE” if you like acronyms. The pronunciation “iffy” was suggested to me, and I like it, so let’s go with that. What is an Immediately-Invoked Function Expression? It’s a function expression that gets invoked immediately. Just like the name would lead you to believe.