Re: "nappy-headed hos"


"Lars Eighner" <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In our last episode, <461d9db7$0$30758$c3e8da3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, the
lovely and talented Jone broadcast on alt.usage.english:

m-w.com tells me what 'ho' means. But what's 'nappy'? None of
the meaning from m-w.com seem to fit.

Why doesn't 4 seem to fit? I see it also in the print edition of MWCD11.
Also compare with the noun ^3nap.

Main Entry: 1nap¡Ppy
Pronunciation: 'na-pE
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete nappy, adjective, foaming
chiefly Scottish : LIQUOR; specifically : ALE

Main Entry: 2nappy
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural nappies
Etymology: English dialect nap bowl, from Middle English, from
Old English hn[AE]pp; akin to Old High German hnapf bowl
: a rimless shallow open serving dish

Main Entry: 3nappy
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural nappies
Etymology: napkin + 4-y
chiefly British : DIAPER 3

Main Entry: 4nappy
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): nap¡Ppi¡Per; -est
Etymology: 3nap
: KINKY 1

But I can see how he can be fired just by calling some nice
college students 'hos'.

While not condoning Imus's use of words, I am a bit surprised that Reverend
Sharpton didn't mention 'forgiveness" in his comments.
in today's world of atrocities, do Imus's inappropriate remarks qualify as
"unforgiveable", even to the clergy?

Fred


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