f**** buddy euphemism?

[Alice Faber]

Frank Abate wrote:
> It is quite amusing to me that ADS posters seem to feel sheepish about
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> FUCK
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> Why is this?  Do you taboo?
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> The term is fuck buddy.  Can't we post it thus?
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> Fac eu ('Be well'; Latin/Greek)
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Even if we're not squeamish, some of our mail systems might be!

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