Re: CHAT: RPGs (was Re: Wargs)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 10, 1999, 23:09 |
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andrew wrote:
> I was watching a British documentary on human sexuality last week and
> got irritated enough to talk back at the tv. Apparently women can be
> polygamous with their male partners!
Well, -gamy means "marriage", regardless of gender. Specifically having
multiple FEMALE partners is "polyGYNous", also a "top-shelf" word.
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