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Old 05-12-2008, 06:12 PM
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Default Re: The American Family Association

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Originally Posted by crazyflamingos View Post
By the way, have you ever heard the term, "gay blades."

It dates to long before either of us was born; it was certainly part of the main stream and part of its meaning was prissy or effeminate.
I have never know the meanings to be that.

I learned that a gay blade was a dashing womanizer - and a talker - one who would spread rumors about his amorous conquests, of which there were many.

I have never known it to mean prissy or effeminate.

In today's parlance: a player
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