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| 2001/2/8-9 [Politics/Domestic/Gay] UID:20540 Activity:high |
2/9 http://www.skyflow.com \_ wow. why isn't this linked from http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~adj/research \_ those pics of grinning, ethnically-diverse phone users are gay \_ gay? You can tell that from over the net? \_ i referred to the pics. for inanimate objects or pieces of data to be called 'gay' is a usage that transcends the literal meaning of the word 'gay,' much as with the ubiquitous terms 'suck' and 'lame.' Unfortunately there are no proper English synonyms for the meanings embodied by these three words: 'suck' verb, an antonym of 'excel' 'lame' adj, to be disapproved of and/or inferior 'gay' adj, to be excessively fruity and/or jolly \_ http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=suck http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=lame http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=lame The dictionary meanings are not only more complete than yours, but more accurate *and* precise when referring to the slang use of the words. Not only are there proper English synonyms for these words, but you seem to have misunderstood what the slang terms mean. Silly geek, try a dictionary next time. \_ actually that dictionary is in error. just looking at its slang definitions of suck: >To behave obsequiously; fawn. Often used with up >To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive >To perform fellatio on none of these capture the common usage of the day; saying that something sucks usually does not mean "disgustingly disagreeable or offensive" but rather more along the lines of being crappy, or as in: "johnny sucked at quake." i defy you to provide a satisfactory synonym for that. also the gay thing ain't in there. |
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| www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=suck -> dictionary.reference.com/search?q=suck To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt. To draw or pull as if by suction: teenagers who are sucked into a life of crime. To draw nourishment through or from: suck a baby bottle. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth. To draw something in by or as if by suction: felt the drain starting to suck. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with the mouth, or through a tube. To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; |
| www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=lame -> dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lame A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor. A brocaded fabric woven with metallic threads, often of gold or silver. French, spangled, laminated, lam, from Old French lame, thin metal plate. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; Cant 26 Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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