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Re: Word used more than once

From:Ph.D. <phil@...>
Date:Monday, May 8, 2006, 4:03
Larry Sulky wrote:

>
> The worm has turned. My teenagers use "queer" to
> mean "zany, odd", and "gay" to mean "bad" or
> "stupid" as well as "homosexual". --larry


Yes, I've overheard teenagers say things such as "Why
did you walk into the closet, dude? That was gay."  (i.e.
stupid.)