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[Jonathan Lighter]

So sexist!

JL

On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 4:44 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> > How about syn. “junk"?
>
> I don’t know. Isn’t that just for guys?
>
> On Sun, Sep 10, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > How about syn. "junk"?
> >
> > JL
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 11:48 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "8. in sexual contexts [20C+ use is usu. US black].”
> > >       (a) the [vulva]… fig. used as female sexuality.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Usu. US black” is certainly true, in my experience. It’s a clip of
> _that
> > > good stuff_ , a quasi-euphemistic alternate term for _pussy_. However,
> it
> > > appears to be breaking the bonds of race, sex, and nationality..
> > >
> > > Here’s an instance of its use by a black Englishwoman:
> > >
> > > “He sat next to me and started touching my stuff.”
> > >
> > > https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-41038652/he-touched-my-
> > back-down-to-my-bum
> > > ca.0:03
> > >
> > > Also, as is the case with _tap that ass_, the term has clearly lost its
> > > former level-10 obscenity.
> > >
> > > --
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