-----Original Message----- From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein Sent: 06 February 2001 23:53 To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com Subject: Re: Slang: Tommy boy?
I have a feeling, that the phrase being looked for is "Nancyboy"... which does not refer to a lover of the Nancy Drew stories...
MG
----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Kosenko <kosenko at netwood.net> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:56 PM Subject: Re: Slang: Tommy boy?
I believe you're right that "Tommy" (but no boy) is a British Infantryman. Now, it would have been something entirely else if her student had referred to himself as "Rent Boy."
Peter Kosenko
---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Rob Schaap <rws at comedu.canberra.edu.au> Reply-To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 06:02:30 +1100
>><forwarded query from another list>
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>>I've got a student using the nickname Tommy Boy on the discussion board,
>>and I have a vague memory that it's British slang for something this nice
>>cleancut young Christian virgin doesn't want to be known as. Anybody
>>remember?
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>The Chris Farley / David Spade (?) movie about the dumb boojie son, his
>inheritance and his priapismic mate? Critics hated it, lots of young 'uns
>loved it, and I never saw it, so can't say anything else.
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>The only British connection that comes to mind is Tommy as British
infantryman.
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>Cheers,
>Rob.
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