Teen Lingo site

[Jonathan Lighter]

I meant "woof," of course, "by 1969."

Losing it.

JL

Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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Yes. But it was already "wolf" by 1969.

JL

"Douglas G. Wilson" wrote:
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>.... Some of the terms are about seventy years old, others
>are terms so new that, if I hadn't read the list, I wouldn't have a
>clue.
>>
>>http://www.thesource4ym.com/teenlingo/index.asp

I like "selling woof tickets". It used to be "wolf", didn't it?

-- Doug Wilson


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