"stinkfinger"

[Wilson Gray]

Excellent examples, Jonathon. And I guess that it's time for me to re-read
"Walter's" magnum opus. I thought I had it committed to memory, but,
clearly, it''s begun to slip my mind.. ;-)

-Wilson

On 3/16/06, Jonathon Green <slang at abecedary.net> wrote:
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> I imagine that F&H knew perfectly well of what they spoke, even if they
> resisted specificity. Here are a couple of examples they might have noted:
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> 1879 limerick in _The Pearl_ 2 Aug. 35: There was a young parson of
> Eltham, / Who seldom fucked whores, but oft felt 'em. / In the lanes he
> would linger, /And play at stick [sic] finger, / 'Twas on the way home
> that he smelt 'em.
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> 1888-94 'Walter' _My Secret Life_ (1966) vol. II 241: Sitting where I
> was, and playing at stink-finger, my position was inconvenient
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> JG
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