[Ads-l] Dialect clash: _shlong_

[Wilson Gray]

On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 9:54 AM, Ben Zimmer <bgzimmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> the use of "schlong" here is probably related to a meaning that Garson
> uncovered last year
>

Works for me, especially given the contrast between "schlong stuff" and
"cerebral [stuff]."


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