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Before I write about Slang’s wrestling game Lucha Libre, I have to get something off my chest: I’m a wrestling fan. In kayfabe terms — the behind-the-scenes language wrestlers use to talk about the business — I’m a mark. So keep that fact in mind when you read about my visit to Slang’s booth at E3.
Thanks to Monday’s Boobquake, I’ve had breasts on the brain this week. Specifically, the sexualization of women’s cleavage – not to be confused with men’s “he-vage”‘ – in Western culture. According to Marilyn Yalom’s History of the Breast, women’s fashions favored décolletage throughout the Renaissance, but today it’s far more fraught with innuendo. Tracking down [...]
If you flip to page 141 in the 11th edition Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and look on the right column, you’ll see the word “bonnyclabber” (thick, soured milk) followed by “bonobo” (a type of ape). Someday, I’d like to crack open a future edition of said dictionary and see a new word nestled between those previous entries.
What word, you ask?
Occasionally I’ll dive into some of these “this day in history” Web sites just to see what famous event took place that day. Today, I checked out history.com and learned that the phrase “OK” just turned 170 years old. “OK” is one of those odd phrases – it’s not exactly a word, it’s not exactly a sentence. It’s two letters smashed together and it means a variety of things.
If someone asks how you’re doing and you respond with an “OK” it can mean a few things depending on how you say it. A cheery “OK” could mean that things are looking up. A dour “OK” means that you could be better. It can also be both a question and an answer. Question – “I’m going to the store to get some milk, OK?” Answer – “OK.” There probably aren’t two more versatile letters in the English language.
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