How offensive is it to call someone a slag in British English? (NSFW) Slag was recorded meaning a cowardly or treacherous or villainous man first in the late 18th century; Grose's entry proves it was in common use in 1785 Slag meaning a female prostitute seems to have first developed much later - around the 1950s - and its more general application to loose girls or women is later still, 1960s probably at soonest
How serious an insult is wanker in British English? [NSFW] In the spirit of this question, "How profane is it to call someone a 'slag' in British English", how insulting is "wanker" in British English on the spectrum of profanities and vulgarities? What'
What exactly is Imma? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction I'm followed by a, but a contraction of I'm gonna — which, of course, is a contraction of I'm going to, which is itself a contraction of I am going to The progression from I'm gonna to Imma involves two
Sl*t term for males - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I often hear (particularly younger) people apply "slut" (and "slag") to males, but I rarely hear "slob" applied to females This NGram chart seems to confirm my somewhat sexist distinction
Another meaning of the vulgar word slut @Janus: I recall discussing "unisex" slag with my 23-year-old son a couple of years ago when he said a (male) friend of his was a bit of a slag I don't recall the word slut coming up then (or anywhen else, come to that) with the "younger generation"
What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)? What is the male equivalent to the term quot;cougar quot;? Clarifying The term quot;cougar quot; describes an older woman seeking younger men So a male equivalent would be an older man seek
Why are promiscuous women known as slappers? Women who aren't interested in much more than sex are referred to as "slappers" in British English British informal, derogatory a promiscuous or vulgar woman Why is this? I can't find any solid
synonyms - Is ho hoe basically an equivalent of whore which . . . It's a hard question to answer definitively—because the meaning of "ho hoe" is affected by its cultural associations Specifically, many Americans of European ethnicity associate the term with caricatures of African American culture So, for example, a white kid at a mostly white suburban high school might refer to his or her white girlfriend as a "ho" and automatically embed a jokey faux