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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
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From the "woman" insult?
Failed to understand " from the "woman" insult".
Does it mean "the word "woman" can be used as a contemptuous term"?
Background info:
(Bitch) As a term of contempt applied to women, it dates from c.1400; of a man, c.1500, playfully, in the sense of "dog." Used among male homosexuals from 1930s. In modern (1990s, originally black English) slang, its use with reference to a man is sexually contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
Does it mean "the word "woman" can be used as a contemptuous term"?
Background info:
(Bitch) As a term of contempt applied to women, it dates from c.1400; of a man, c.1500, playfully, in the sense of "dog." Used among male homosexuals from 1930s. In modern (1990s, originally black English) slang, its use with reference to a man is sexually contemptuous, from the "woman" insult.
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Yes, it seems to imply that (when used of a man), though I don't find that part very clear.
- Yes, it seems to imply that (when used of a man), though I don't find that part very clear.
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Yes, it seems to imply that (when used of a man), though I don't find that part very clear.
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