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<P>Growing up in the '50's and '60's the term was used disparagingly for the female flower, interchangable with cunt. <BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Lois Nathan <LBNath88545112@AOL.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>To: ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: twat
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:05:51 EST
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<DIV></DIV>>Poster: Lois Nathan <LBNath88545112@AOL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: twat
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<DIV></DIV>>I had a very good friend from North Carolina, in the early 1970s, who used
<DIV></DIV>>"twat" to refer to a female backside. This especially when that backside was
<DIV></DIV>>one that made itself noticeable.
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<DIV></DIV>>Lois Nathan
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