democracy comes to the dictionary
Have you seen this?
If there's an archive, someday some future etymologist/sociologist is going to have a field day. Someone is probably drafting a thesis proposal as I type.
Meanwhile, the rest of us can enjoy. My current favorite? This one, submitted by Jonathan Keith Sheriff:
genderflex (verb) : "genderflex \jen'-der-fleks\ vi 1: to temporarily use communication behaviors typical of the other gender in order to increase potential for influence."
Research has shown that those who adhere too rigidly to stereotypical gender roles are at increased risk for social pathologies: women become dependent and self-deprecating; men become arrogant and domineering—the solution is to genderflex! (my sentence) —judith c tingley, genderflex: men & women speaking..., 1994
Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 26, 2005 18:33
If there's an archive, someday some future etymologist/sociologist is going to have a field day. Someone is probably drafting a thesis proposal as I type.
Meanwhile, the rest of us can enjoy. My current favorite? This one, submitted by Jonathan Keith Sheriff:
genderflex (verb) : "genderflex \jen'-der-fleks\ vi 1: to temporarily use communication behaviors typical of the other gender in order to increase potential for influence."
Research has shown that those who adhere too rigidly to stereotypical gender roles are at increased risk for social pathologies: women become dependent and self-deprecating; men become arrogant and domineering—the solution is to genderflex! (my sentence) —judith c tingley, genderflex: men & women speaking..., 1994
Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 26, 2005 18:33
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