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[Laurence Horn]

> On Apr 21, 2017, at 1:23 PM, MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY RDECOM AMRDEC (US) <william.d.mullins18.civ at MAIL.MIL> wrote:
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> 30 odd years ago, a black janitor lady that cleaned our office referred to a friend of hers as a "managed woman"; i.e., a prostitute.

Interestingly different from a “kept woman”.

LH
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>> On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Not in OED.
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>> That doesn’t make up for defining _pimp_ as "manager" or some other such euphemistic triviality, but it’s better than nothing.
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