[thechat] English Language Terms
Erika Meyer
emeyer at lclark.edu
Fri Nov 1 15:59:01 CST 2002
aardvark wrote:
>the other word that can mean rooster, cock, can have
>some nasty connotations in nearly every context...
Nah, I wouldn't call it nasty.
>and bitch doesn't quite mean whore... at least not around here... it
>has multiple meanings... when referring to a woman, it means
>uppity, confrontational (hell, even strong-willed and free-thinking)...
Think Courtney Love, Martha Stewart...
>some women i know take it as a compliement...
Why thank you.
>calling a guy a bitch in the same context is designed to call his
>sexuality into question as well...
complexity...
>bitch can also mean that someone is at the mercy of someone
>else... for instance, if i make you my bitch in a sport, i've just
>crushed you in some play where i came out looking great and you
>didn't...
now that one is kind of nasty...
>the context can also mean that a woman is someone's 'girlfriend,'
>although it tends to imply more of a beaten down partner than
>anything...
huh.
>
>ahh, bitch, the myriad of meanings...
>
>so, how many chilis for you eudora users?
they max out at 3.
I'm thinking maybe they should have an option go to five...
Erika
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