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Old 08-29-11, 06:36 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
Only in recent slang. Originally it was a prostitute, going all the way back to shakespeare, but the earliest 20th-century reference was to a prison "bride", which is why I used it in that context.
That's why I still call myself a learner. I didn't know the history of the word, to me it always meant as a worthless person, which fits to the original meaning, as a whore or a prison bride are on the lower end of the status ladder.

*friendly rant*
and thank you for destroying my favourite music genre , now I isten to hooker rock
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