@damosuzuki, if I was really making withering rhetorical reposts they would be much better, trust. As it is you are left with whatever my muddled mind can make up on the spot.
Here is what I said originally: "Fun fact: 'pussy' being used as an insult for 'scared person' derives from the word for cat not for vaginas."
This is true, look at the OED entry. Yes I left out the other parts of the entry, including the bit of it being slang for girl stuff, because they aren't relevant. If you are telling someone they are a pussy because they are scared you are comparing them to a cat. At least technically.
Perhaps you are using an abridged version, or an edition for young people.
Hey, look! Its a witty riposte.
At any rate, I like it when people are wrong on the internet as much as the next guy, but this is a little unfun now. I bet @Chak isn't even entertained anymore.
I am going to go to bed and dream of the full, complete, OED entry.
@damosuzuki, if I was really making withering rhetorical reposts they would be much better, trust. As it is you are left with whatever my muddled mind can make up on the spot.
Here is what I said originally: "Fun fact: 'pussy' being used as an insult for 'scared person' derives from the word for cat not for vaginas."
This is true, look at the OED entry. Yes I left out the other parts of the entry, including the bit of it being slang for girl stuff, because they aren't relevant. If you are telling someone they are a pussy because they are scared you are comparing them to a cat. At least technically.
Hey, look! Its a witty riposte.
At any rate, I like it when people are wrong on the internet as much as the next guy, but this is a little unfun now. I bet @Chak isn't even entertained anymore.
I am going to go to bed and dream of the full, complete, OED entry.
Thanks!