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Re: USAGE: The four shits in English

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 14:31
Nik Taylor scripsit:

> Bryan Maloney wrote: > > "built like a brick shithouse"--used to describe a woman with a most > > excellently-shaped body. > > 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. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin