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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Brother Speak #161234 07/29/2006 3:14 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA The clerks in my office were chatting about the television reality series "Big Brother." The subject was one of the players/characters who had a torrid fling with another of the players/characters. The ladies referred to this as a "showmance." And so the language evolves. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Brother Speak #161235 07/29/2006 3:54 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky television reality series Another one?! Sheesh! Cute word, though; quite a happenstance. [cross-threading e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Brother Speak #161236 07/29/2006 3:58 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Father: Brings up interesting point (to me) At only 1400 Ghits, will it have great longevity While the prescriptivist won't support this online collection of slang, will its inclusion in UrbanDictionary contribute significantly to this longevity Or in other words, if you were a dictionary compiler, would you include it dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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