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Candice In Canada Posted 21 years ago
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does anybody knows the word "ass"? i usually saw that word when i watched tv, i know it's a bad word but i don't know when do people use it and what does it mean~does anyboday can help me? thanks
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Hello Candice It's a slang term for the buttocks. You often hear it in American English, but in British English, it's much less common. You might hear it in any context in which buttocks were relevant.
- Hello Candice It's a slang term for the buttocks.
- You often hear it in American English, but in British English, it's much less common.
- You might hear it in any context in which buttocks were relevant.
- It also means "donkey".
- By the way, I don't think your Poll post quite worked out, so I'll move it out of the forum.
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Hello Candice
It's a slang term for the buttocks.
You often hear it in American English, but in British English, it's much less common.
You might hear it in any context in which buttocks were relevant.
It also means "donkey".
By the way, I don't think your Poll post quite worked out, so I'll move it out of the forum.
MrP
It's a slang term for the buttocks.
You often hear it in American English, but in British English, it's much less common.
You might hear it in any context in which buttocks were relevant.
It also means "donkey".
By the way, I don't think your Poll post quite worked out, so I'll move it out of the forum.
MrP
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hello~ MrP
yeah~i posted a wrong poll and i tried to delete it but it was still be there,thanks!
o~ is Canada American English or British English?
yeah~i posted a wrong poll and i tried to delete it but it was still be there,thanks!
o~ is Canada American English or British English?
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Hi,
is Canada American English or British English? It contains elements of both. But we do say '***'.
Clive
is Canada American English or British English? It contains elements of both. But we do say '***'.
Clive
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Mr Pedantic, you are correct that the word "***" is rarely used in British English as slang for the buttocks. However the English version "****" is in common use and has been for centuries I believe.
Why the American and English spellings are different I don't know. I guess it may be that the word was imported from South Western England in the 17th Century where "***" and "****" would h
Why the American and English spellings are different I don't know. I guess it may be that the word was imported from South Western England in the 17th Century where "***" and "****" would h
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I see the word I used has been auto-edited. I meant no offence by it - it is simply the English equivalent of "***" with reference to the buttocks, and is spelled like "sparse" but without the "sp"...
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It sounds very likely. Etymology Online has some interesting comments:
*** slang for "backside," first attested 1860 in nautical slang, in popular use from 1930; from Amer.Eng. pronunciation of ar.se (q.v.). The loss of -r- before -s- attested in several other words (e.g. burst/bust, cur
*** slang for "backside," first attested 1860 in nautical slang, in popular use from 1930; from Amer.Eng. pronunciation of ar.se (q.v.). The loss of -r- before -s- attested in several other words (e.g. burst/bust, cur
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hi~Mrpedantic
i found a sentence with ***, can u explain what "***"mean in this sentance?
You don't even have margarine, for crying out loud. Sometimes you just have to kiss ***, for ***'s sake.
and by the way, what is ***'s sake?
i found a sentence with ***, can u explain what "***"mean in this sentance?
You don't even have margarine, for crying out loud. Sometimes you just have to kiss ***, for ***'s sake.
and by the way, what is ***'s sake?
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Hello CiC
"To kiss ***" is "to behave in a servile or excessively compliant fashion". The person addressed in your example will have to flatter, coax, or cajole someone else to get some margarine.
"For ***'s sake" means "for the sake of ***". It's a mild oath.
MrP
"To kiss ***" is "to behave in a servile or excessively compliant fashion". The person addressed in your example will have to flatter, coax, or cajole someone else to get some margarine.
"For ***'s sake" means "for the sake of ***". It's a mild oath.
MrP
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