Old slang in new uses

[Wilson Gray]

Thanks, Steve.

-Wilson

On 6/12/06, Steve Kl. <stevekl at panix.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> > While browsing the Urban Dictionary,
> >
> > <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ass+master>
> >
> > I came across an old friend: "ass master." The earliest UD cite dates
> > from 2003, in a gay context. However, I first heard this term in 1961.
>
> Not predating 1961, but predating 2003 by many years: Margaret Cho in her
> standup act has a bit about assmasters. It's on the "I'm the one that I
> want" CD, which came out in '01.
>
> FYI.
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