[Ads-l] No word for X (UNCLASSIFIED)

[MULLINS, WILLIAM D (Bill) CIV USARMY CCDC AVMC (USA)]

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> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Lighter
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 7:33 PM
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> Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: No word for X
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> If anything, the translation seems to say, "She's a lady of very little chastity."
> 
> But that's not what "sexy" means.
> 
> JL
> 

I had some friends in high school and college who would have responded "Close enough!"


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