There are quite a few words like this -- words that may have started out innocently enough but are now "not-ready-for-prime-time" terms. We thought it'd be interesting to explore where words like douchebag, twat and cunt came from. It's not always where you'd think!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Douchebags, Sluts & Boners: The Origins Of Some Of The Most Well-Known Slang Words & Insults.
- Boner. It hasn't always referred to a penis, you know. In fact, in the early '80s, there was a sitcom character named Boner, that had absolutely nothing to do with erections. But for those of us born in the '90s, the term will likely be linked to hard ons.
There are quite a few words like this -- words that may have started out innocently enough but are now "not-ready-for-prime-time" terms. We thought it'd be interesting to explore where words like douchebag, twat and cunt came from. It's not always where you'd think!
There are quite a few words like this -- words that may have started out innocently enough but are now "not-ready-for-prime-time" terms. We thought it'd be interesting to explore where words like douchebag, twat and cunt came from. It's not always where you'd think!
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