Re: USAGE: The four shits in English
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 14:31 |
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Nik Taylor scripsit:
> Bryan Maloney wrote:
> > "built like a brick shithouse"--used to describe a woman with a most
> > excellently-shaped body.
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> You mean that's a compliment? Sounds rather insulting to me.
It is a compliment; it means "stacked", "well-developed".
Of course, not everyone *likes* that body type, which is another matter.
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