on language
Guess Which 2 Gay Words the Oxford English Dictionary Added?
• Gaydar: A homosexual person’s ability to identify another person as homosexual by interpreting subtle signals conveyed by their appearance, interests, etc.
• Grrrl: A young woman regarded as independent and strong or aggressive, especially in her attitude to men or in her sexuality.
Then again, they also added “muggle,” “screenager,” and “bouncebackability.” Also, “meatspace,” but that’s not the homoerotic term you’re thinking of.
gaydar is not confined to gay people. was it only the gheys who thought clay aiken was gay??
‘Gaydar’ is most def a gay thing. ‘Grrrl’ isn’t, however. It arose from the ‘Riot Grrrl’ rock music movement of the mid 1990s.
‘Screenager’? Oh, purleeease!
God, I love that OED.
Can I now use “grrrl” in Scrabble or Lexulous?
grrrl is gay? i thought that was an ethnic thing.
They only just added muggle? And for that matter, gaydar? Do they only put new words in after everyone stops using them?
Here’s what I associate with ‘grrrl’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0hS7hA133w