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To: Homer_J_Simpson

“Betwattled.” New one for me. I have a vague feeling I’d better not use it, though.


14 posted on 02/21/2018 11:37:40 AM PST by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

I noticed that interesting term, too ... and I suggest you not use it in most situations.


15 posted on 02/21/2018 2:36:30 PM PST by Tax-chick ("The societal moronization ... is profound and terrifying." ~Mark Steyn)
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To: colorado tanker; Tax-chick
It appears that the shorter vulgar term is actually older, originating with Norse berserkers, when they weren't fighting.
So the longer form came later, perhaps in an effort to gussy up the old girl with a more respectable prefix, and a somewhat different meaning, now surprised, distressed or confused as in romance.

Turns out, the word is not always vulgar.
A village in the Shetland Islands;-)


20 posted on 02/22/2018 1:01:31 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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