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What term describes enjambment alluding to a taboo word?
In the schoolyard rhyme "Miss Susie" the taboo word is spoken aloud, so I'm not sure that it qualifies as a mind rhyme. Likewise, in the case of a subverted rhyme the expected word isn't spoken.
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Can the term “jack/jerk off” be used for female masturbation?
I apologize for this potentially obscene question.
Can the terms jack off or jerk off be used for female masturbation? If not (which is my intuition), what would be the not too poetic vulgar slang ...
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Non-offensive substitute for a swear word
What term describes a non-offensive substitute for a swear word?
For example, Battlestar Galactica used frack instead of fuck. Another example is the use of snap instead of shit.
I think I may have ...
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“Sl*t” term for males
"Slut" can have two meanings:
an immoral woman, or prostitute
a dirty and slovenly woman
I would like a term for men that is the equivalent of the second meaning. Is there a term for describing a ...
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Synonym for “half-ass”
As in:
I don't want to half-ass this project or I'll be fired.
Don't half-ass this project or I'll fire you.
I half-assed this project and was fired.
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What is the pejorative for people who only practice their faith while at the place of worship?
What is the phrase or word for person that are very faithful in their place of worship (the pejorative usually applies to persons who are showy to the point of hypocrisy), but that are anything but ...
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Pejorative terms for children or teenagers using the Internet
In Poland we have got many names for young children or teenagers using the Internet. For example we could see on the Internet that many have mangled the mother tongue and have been writing like this:
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