eargasm

[Wilson Gray]

On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Aurgasm" would have been so much more subtle...
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> Â  Â  VS-)
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> On 6/15/2012 11:21 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> Not in OED. 268,000 Google hits. At Urbandictionary.com for several years.
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>> 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXhJp0W0ku2w
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>> "Oh my god their voices are=EF=BB=BF like an eargasm XD"
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>> "XD" seems to be an emoticon meaning something like "so happy, I'm dead."
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>> JL
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: _1976_: January-June - Page 2346

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>From sleeve insert of record jacket, Eargasm. By Harvey Scales, Al
Vance S Don Davis. Prev. reg. 22Jan76, EU645722. © Groovesville Music
6 Conquistador Music; 26Feb76; A730764. A730765. I'm gonna keep on
loving you.
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