'mo = homo

[Ed Keer]

I remember using 'mo at least in the early 90s. But it
was always used in the phrase 'big 'mo.' This was in
Philly, NJ, and NYC.

Ed


--- David Bowie <db.list at PMPKN.NET> wrote:
> From:    Dave Wilton <dave at WILTON.NET>
>
> : I recall 'rents (and 'za) from my American
> undergraduate days a few
> : years earlier (1981-85). There was no association
> with gay subculture. I
> : recall 'mo as a insult from my high school days.
> It was not as common
> : as 'rents was a few years later.
>
> I don't recall 'mo as an undergrad (late 80s/early
> 90s, MD and western PA),
> but I heard but didn't use 'rents.
>
> When I was at Brigham Young U (1999-2003), Mo was
> occasionally used by the
> students (in a sort of in-group, joking way) as
> short for "Mormon" (the
> student body there is about 98.6% Mormon, according
> to the shool's website).
> I always thought this was a fascinating clipping,
> since (like 'za) it's
> based entirely on orthography, not pronunciation.
>
> David Bowie
> http://pmpkn.net/lx
>     Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no
> chocolate in the
>     house, there is too little; some must be
> purchased. If there is
>     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it
> must be consumed.

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