QUILTBAG

[Laurence Horn]

Maybe because, when used rather than (as here) mentioned, "{You're/I'm/she's/he's} a QUILTBAG" sounds like an insult, albeit an obscure one.

LH

On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:44 AM, David Barnhart wrote:

> Interesting.  It appears to have a way to go.  Only 5 publications in
> LexisNexis and three of them are from Australia.
> 
> It's in the Urban Dictionary, for whatever that is worth.
> 
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> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Bill Mullins
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 11:13 PM
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> Subject: QUILTBAG
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> Poster:       Bill Mullins <amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject:      QUILTBAG
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> This is a new one on me:
> " It stands for Queer/Questioning=2C Undecided=2C Intersex=2C Lesbian=2C Tr=
> ansgender/Transsexual=2C Bisexual=2C Allied/Asexual=2C Gay/Genderqueer. It =
> is meant to be a more inclusive term than GLBT/LGBT and to be more pronounc=
> eable (and memorable) than some of the other variations or extensions on th=
> e GLBT/LGBT abbreviation."
> http://queerdictionary.tumblr.com/post/3899608042/quiltbag
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