Re: CHAT: cross-culturation

>         Actually, "ham" is generally understood as "leg/butt of
pig" in
> American English. It's all "pork". The reference to a person's
(usually a
> woman's) butt has become fairly obscure, is usually associated with
> South-eastern US ("The South), and will get you slapped if the
woman is
> nearby.
Actually there is a guy at my school who uses "ham" as a very
derogatory term for fat women.

Nastiness aside, it works quite well... ;)

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