f**** buddy euphemism?

[Laurence Horn]

At 5:33 AM -0500 6/19/07, Rowan McMullin wrote:
>I have heard this used this way, yes, for both men and lesbian women.  I
>beleive a "lady-friend's" gentleman counter part is "my/your/his/her man."
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>-Rowan

Well, there's also "beau".

LH

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>On 6/19/07, neil <neil at typog.co.uk> wrote:
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>>(?) a euphemism for heterosexual use of 'fuck buddy':
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>>"Who's Jess?" Natalie says, he interest suddenly peaked [? piqued].
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>>"His lady-friend."
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>>Jessica the Sweet Valley Twin. Does lady friend mean girlfriend?
>>Almost-girlfriend? Sex buddy?
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>>--Sarah Mylnowski, 'Milkrun', Red dress Ink, Richmond, 2002, 107
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>>Neil Crawford
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