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Markus Wolf wrote:
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> I have a question regarding the use of "wench" in conversation. I always
> have considered it a derrogatory term for females but see it used frequently
> in Lugnet postings, especially Pirate Wench and Forest Wench.
> I know I've heard the term used in Warcraft and old movies but I'd hate to
> use the term in normal conversation if it isn't appropriate. Any comments?
Well, I had an auction for my roommate regarding a pirate "wench", but I
did not use that word there, here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=266168666
(I think I deleted the pictures recently off my website, but the rest of
it is still there!)
Good question, most realize that is the unofficial name for those
minfigs, even though you wouldn't use that in regular everyday talking.
(Except me, when I think of leftist type women, one being Hillary
Clinton: Marxist Wench ->FU to Off.topic.debate)
Scott S.
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Message has 2 Replies: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Wench as a word
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| (...) That's the context of the word I thought it was for. I know I wouldn't say to any of my girl friends, "Come here, wench." My lil ole dictionary thesaurus calls wench "informal term for a young woman" and considering the timeline of the above (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) always (...) to (...) [snip] (...) Re: Wench - the term was used to describe a serving woman in the middle ages. Not politically incorrect at that time. Now, it is a derogatory comment. In fact, it is a very useful derogatory comment. Vanna (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I have a question regarding the use of "wench" in conversation. I always have considered it a derrogatory term for females but see it used frequently in Lugnet postings, especially Pirate Wench and Forest Wench. I know I've heard the term used in (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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