Playing the dozens

[Margaret Lee]

Back in the day, I remember hearing and using simply "funny,"
but only in reference to homosexual males.


Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM> wrote:
Well, it does remind me of something that I keep forgetting, which is
to note that "funny that way" is another BE way of saying "gay."

-Wilson Gray

On Jul 11, 2005, at 7:39 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

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> Another etymythowiki thing, I'd wager.
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> Jerry E Kane wrote:
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> The dozens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_the_dozens
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