jwachs commented on the word pagode
A loan word from French literally meaning "mackerel," but used as a slang term for a procurer, i.e. a pimp.
April 27, 2009
jwachs commented on the word houris
"That fall there was a dazzling succession of lovely houris. There was Vivian who, according to Auntie Mame, was a 'perfect peach of a girl and born for motherhood--look at that pelvis!'"--Patrick Dennis, _Auntie Mame_, (New York, 1955).
April 9, 2009
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jwachs commented on the word pagode
A loan word from French literally meaning "mackerel," but used as a slang term for a procurer, i.e. a pimp.
April 27, 2009
jwachs commented on the word houris
"That fall there was a dazzling succession of lovely houris. There was Vivian who, according to Auntie Mame, was a 'perfect peach of a girl and born for motherhood--look at that pelvis!'"--Patrick Dennis, _Auntie Mame_, (New York, 1955).
April 9, 2009