Comments on: On Faggots & Pimps, Being The Continuation of the Essay “Pimps and Faggots” http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:08:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Etymology, Serendipity, and Good Luck : OUPblog http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-146126 Etymology, Serendipity, and Good Luck : OUPblog Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-146126 [...] have thought of the connection. Two of my previous posts in this blog were devoted to pimp and faggot, so here I will only say what gave me the best clue to their [...] [...] have thought of the connection. Two of my previous posts in this blog were devoted to pimp and faggot, so here I will only say what gave me the best clue to their [...]

]]> By: Theresa Gilbey http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-35818 Theresa Gilbey Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:12:34 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-35818 I have a book from 1813 where my Great Grandfather recorded sales of firewood,many entries to the Bank of England. He lists pimps but there are other words which seem to describe the ammount or size of wood that I cannot read. Are you able to help with other long forgotten words? Thankyou. I have a book from 1813 where my Great Grandfather recorded sales of firewood,many entries to the Bank of England. He lists pimps but there are other words which seem to describe the ammount or size of wood that I cannot read. Are you able to help with other long forgotten words?

Thankyou.

]]> By: Laurel Lyon http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-22605 Laurel Lyon Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:05:30 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/06/part_two/#comment-22605 The Spanish 'pimpollo' is interesting then: Houghton mifflin gives m. (vástago) sprout, shoot (árbol nuevo) sapling (capullo) rosebud m. & f. figurative, colloquial (niño hermoso) angel, cherub (joven) attractive youth The Spanish ‘pimpollo’ is interesting then: Houghton mifflin gives
m.
(vástago) sprout, shoot
(árbol nuevo) sapling
(capullo) rosebud
m. & f.
figurative, colloquial (niño hermoso) angel, cherub
(joven) attractive youth

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