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Feb 11, 2020 · A boy could also be called a 'knave child' while a girl could be called a 'maiden child'. When did the use of the word 'girl' become more gendered? The meaning of the word 'girl' started to shift towards a more gendered use in the early 1400s.
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Although big questions remain about the ultimate origins of the word slang, this is an attempt briefly to trace it from its obscure origins and its rise to become a word which covers a vast category of vocabulary and language.
May 18, 2014 · Lexicographer Jonathon Green selects the slang words and expressions that encapsulate the age in which they were coined. I've been collecting slang and and publishing books about it for 30...
Aug 21, 2014 · It was often used when talking to a child, especially a young girl, along with mops (1584) and moppet (1601), and moved from there to any woman, especially one of small stature.
Apr 14, 2015 · Formerly gendered terms like ‘dude’, ‘bro’ (and perhaps the more gender-obscured slang variants such as ‘brah’) are following words like ‘guy’ and ‘man’ in becoming increasingly gender neutral in many speech contexts.
Sep 10, 2023 · Like many popular colloquialisms, “girl” has a history in Black, transgender and gay communities, where the word may be used to acknowledge a shared experience or express a subtle form of...
May 25, 2020 · Miriam Margolyes is not the only one in the dark about the offensive origins of popular slang words. Here are some common culprits you should think twice about using, writes Gary Nunn.
