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For what it’s worth, some trivia emerging from my study of slang: Complex (or complicated, knotty, involved, etc) is the only common English concept having no current slang synonym Upside and downside (As in, “The upside is that the election is over; the downside is that Bush won.”) are the only slang expressions I have so far encountered for which there are no “correct” (or “pure”) English synonyms There is no correct-English synonym for correct English (in other words, no correct-English antonym for slang) Owing to time-honored political correctness there is no modern correct-English transitive synonym for dip (one’s) wick or stab in the purely male sense "Penetrate" comes close but doesn't make the grade (no pun intended) because it doesn't entail the object nor the opening "Know" and "bed" are hardly current (though the latter qualifies most closely) "Cover" or "mount" might qualify at the outside though hardly specific to human intercourse Unless, or course, I’m wrong. If you’re at all interested, please let me know if you can refute any of the above assertions I'd be happy to fwd you a very pertinent link but protocol forbids me doing so here. I am dalehileman@verizon.net and I don't care who knows it Thanks all -- Dale
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Complex (or complicated, knotty, involved, etc) is the only common English concept having no current slang synonymYou might want to study this entry on hairy in the Jargon File. Still being used AFAIK.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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zm, thank you for that, I think it may qualify
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Owing to time-honored political correctness there is no modern correct-English transitive synonym for dip (one’s) wick or stab in the purely male sense
"Penetrate" comes close but doesn't make the grade (no pun intended) because it doesn't entail the object nor the opening
"Know" and "bed" are hardly current (though the latter qualifies most closely)
"Cover" or "mount" might qualify at the outside though hardly specific to human intercourse
Unless, or course, I’m wrong. If you’re at all interested, please let me know if you can refute any of the above assertions ... Thanks all -- Dale
What about "deflower"? Though this word refers to "knowing" only in a specific context, it still doesn't fall under slang in the dictionary.
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cheim: Welcome to the board! but "deflower" doen't work as it implies a former state of virginity
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Would not "pro" and "con" apply to "upside" and "downside"?
"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton
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I am glad you brought up this subject. I had a puzzling question on my mind that I am certain someone here can help resolve. The vernacular expression, "to pee" must have some logical root. I cannot devise/divine/deduce what it could be. My best guess is that it derives from the childish reference to the toilet as a "Potty" (beginning with "P" you would use the P...)
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Thanks ETA. It is interesting to see it comes from the French pissier. I always thought of that langauge as elegant and pretty. (maybe, no more)
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Quote:
elegant and pretty.
I got one word for you:
Bleu.
Make that sound elegant and pretty.
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I din't say nothin bout tasting good. French is the most degenerate form of Latin imaginable. Anybody who cares about proper usage, grammar and pronunciation should have no truck with French.
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Park: Thank you for those synonyms. Although I find no support in Cassell's, they do qualify in other quarters, eg, OneLook
Although the pre- might argue that they're not the same part of speech; ie, one would not say "on the pro" because it would translate to "on the on the affirmative side"
(Forgive: As a born-again de- I sometimes take the side of the pre- in order to show how silly it often seems)
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