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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Fritz,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't see a way to translate it as a derogatory
term. If I were to be accused of "understanding women", it would come
across to me as a compliment. I think that to seek such understanding is a
worthy goal for a man - particularly if he's married : )
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Allan</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Fritz_Goerling@sil.org href="mailto:Fritz_Goerling@sil.org">Fritz
Goerling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 27, 2005 5:39 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Lexicog] Origin and
synonyms of "wimp"</DIV>
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<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>A man with </SPAN>effeminate,
unmanly characteristics that are opposed to the usual stereotypical macho male
behaviour </DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>would be a "Tunte" in German.
That term is very derogatory. There is a social game among men in
Germany</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>nowadays, where men
"insult"/tease one another as "wimps" by all kinds of terms (over 2000
already and new ones are</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>coined every day). Among the top
ones is "Frauenversteher" = a man who understands women. Is there a
good</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005>translation of that one into
English?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=def><SPAN class=875251821-26062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=3>Fritz Goerling</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3></FONT> </DIV></FONT><TT>Don't know about the etymology of wimp,
but an American English synonym is <BR>' wuss.' That one's origins seem clear:
'pussy' (derogatory, feminine <BR>acting male) => puss => wuss.
Some would say that using the word 'wuss' <BR>marks one as a 'wuss,' reluctant
to use the less PC original term.<BR><BR>Jim Long<BR><BR>At 12:18 AM 6/25/2005
+0200, you wrote:<BR>>Where does "wimp" come from?<BR>>What are some of
its "synonyms" in English (American, British, or other <BR>>variants
of English)?<BR>><BR>>Fritz Goerling<BR></TT></DIV><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --><?---- LSpots keywords ?><?---- HM ADS ?>
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