"Treat 'em Rough !" Addendum

Fri Mar 16 18:07:17 UTC 2007

Evidently used by both sexes :

  1968 W. Petro _Triple Commission_ (London: Murray) 216:  'Take them young, treat them rough and tell them nothing' as flappers of the 1920's used to say

  JL

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