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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Broadly speaking #65732 04/16/2002 9:19 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 How did broad get to be a synonym (of coarse) for woman? [He asked, broad-mindedly] May we perhaps have some Notes from Abroad on this one? Opening salvo in my just-announced good-natured competition with ASp to start the most word-related threads this week. Elizabeth 0, Ken 1. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Broadly speaking Keiva 04/16/2002 9:19 PM Re: Broadly speaking wwh 04/16/2002 11:35 PM Re: Broadly speaking Angel 04/17/2002 12:13 AM Re: Broadly speaking wwh 04/17/2002 12:17 AM Re: Broadly speaking Angel 04/17/2002 12:33 AM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,420 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,238 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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